Admin correction: this story has been edited to correct the statement regarding Dan Kildee’s (MI-08) health and decision not to seek re-election. As Kildee said, “[t]hankfully, earlier this year I had successful surgery and I’m cancer-free. But after spending time with my wife, children and grandchildren and contemplating our future, the time has come for me to step back from public office. Running for office, ultimately, is a personal decision first. And this was not an easy decision to make. But I know it’s the right one for me and for my family.”
Before the 2022 midterm elections, I wrote a series called the Majority Savers. The series was meant to highlight important races in both the House and the Senate that could be the difference between having a majority and having the GOP in power to constantly block the Biden/Harris agenda.
Good News: We ADDED a seat to our Senate majority, going from a 50-50 Senate with MVP Harris as a tie breaker to a 51-49 majority!
Bad News: We lost the House of Representatives, as the GOP gained 9 seats. That hurts, but we are within striking distance of taking back our majority there.
Better News: The House of Representatives is very winnable in 2024. There are plenty of targets, and we only need to flip a net of 5 seats to make it a reality!
The Save the Majority series for the 2024 election cycle will have two components
- Save Our Senate, which is primarily defending the slim majority we have in the Senate. If you read this diary, you will see why the Senate map is so brutal.
- Flip Our House, which is a series that highlights important House seats that we need to win to take back the House, along with a few incumbents that we still need to defend.
Today is all about Flip Our House, which is the easier of the two tasks in my opinion. I hope this is well received, because there is also a presidential race in 2024, and those tend to suck all of the oxygen out of the room, leaving down ballot races with less attention.
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Without further ado, let’s look at the 2024 House landscape!
Be warned, this is a VERY LONG ARTICLE!
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