Democrats drop millions to keep and win control in six battleground states

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is infusing a total of $2.2 million into six battleground states to enhance efforts to compete for their state legislatures.

The DLCC is sending $1.1 million to Michigan to keep their state House and $500,000 to Pennsylvania for the same. $350,000 in New Hampshire, where Democrats are trying to flip the state House and Senate.

They’re also spending $120,000 to flip both North Carolina legislative chambers, $48,000 to flip Wisconsin’s chambers, and $50,000 to maintain control over the Minnesota House.

“We’re making the first of our investments right now,” Anastasia Apa, vice president of development at the DLCC, said on Wednesday. “As we continue through the cycle and are able to collect more data about where we can make the most strategic and impactful investment, we will continue this spend.” 

The investments are part of the DLCC’s “Summer of the States” campaign, which will include $10 million in total for new investments in battleground states. Democrats recently received a significant fundraising boost after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race with Vice President Kamala Harris taking his place.

Apa said it was “too soon” to tell what effect the top of the ticket would have on down-ballot races. However, she cautioned Democrats not to become complacent about down-ballot races, pointing to the party’s performance in 2020. 

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Democrats won the presidency and the Senate that year and held their majority in the House but lost two majorities to Republicans and gained none. Republicans have control of 28 legislatures to Democrats’ 20 with two split.

“Back in 2020, Biden won, and at this level of the ballot, we lost ground,” Apa said. “Democrats cannot afford a repeat of 2020. We cannot afford to ignore the funding and resourcing at this level of the ballot.”