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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced 12 additional red U.S. House districts the organization intends to target in November, on top of the 46 it had already designated as possible flips.
The DCCC identified seats held by Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, French Hill of Arkansas, Mike Flood of Nebraska and several other Republicans as being “in play” for Democrats in the midterm elections.
“House Democrats are expanding the battlefield deep into Trump terrain because we have a winning message focused on fighting for an Affordable America,” DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene said in a statement on Wednesday.
“At the same time, MAGA Republicans who historically have considered themselves ‘safe’ have let down the people they were elected to represent, passing disastrous policies that are crushing working families and our communities,” DelBene added. “Democrats are going to win in November and make Hakeem Jeffries the next Speaker of the House.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to the DCCC for more insight into why certain candidates were listed as vulnerable.
Many of the Republicans the DCCC have previously targeted for ousters are candidates that have been embroiled in scandals in recent months.
One such example is Rep. Max Miller of Ohio’s 7th district, whose ex-wife Emily Moreno has accused him of physically abusing both her and their young daughter.
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Another Republican congressman seen by the DCC as ripe for removal is Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey’s 7th district.
Kean Jr. was absent from Congress for nearly four months and in that time, he missed 140 roll call votes in the House. He returned on June 30 and announced that he had been diagnosed with depression.
Rep. Mike Lawler of New York’s 17th district is also named on the DCCC’s list of vulnerable Republicans.
Lawler has been in the crosshairs of Democrats since he narrowly defeated centrist Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney in 2022. In 2024, Lawler handily fended off a challenge from Mondaire Jones, the ex-congressman who used to represent the 17th district.
The district includes all of Rockland and Putnam counties, which President Donald Trump won by double digits in the 2024 election. However, it also includes parts of Westchester County, which overwhelmingly voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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