Dems on ‘ seat- grabbing’ spree in quest for Congress control
Washington, 25: Representative Pete Sessions, a veteran Republican, was re- elected to his affluent Dallasarea House seat in 2016 with 71 percent of the vote, the remaining 29 percent split between the Libertarian and Green Party candidates.
Hillary Clinton won the district by three percentage points, but no Democratic candidate even showed up to ride her coattails. Meanwhile, the New York Times report said, in 2018, there is likely to be 10.
According to NYT report, federal election commission filings show that if a wave crashes on the Republican House majority in November, as many have predicted, Democratic surfers will be on their boards to catch it.
Nearly a year out from the election, Democratic candidates have filed in all but 20 House districts held by Republicans.
Democrats in 80 districts do not have a Republican opponent for their seat, by comparison. Dec.
The Democrats are not just filing to run in districts where Mrs. Clinton performed well.
They are also running for conservative seats that were uncontested in 2016 and where Republicans remain heavy favourites, in states like Texas, Arkansas and Nebraska.
Four Democrats — a farmer, a soccer coach, an immigration lawyer and a health care consultant — are on the primary ballot in Illinois’ 16th District, a C- shaped district outside Chicago running from Wisconsin border.
The Republican incumbent, Representative Adam Kinzinger, ran unopposed in 2016, when President Trump won the district by 17 points.
Mr. Kinzinger is not high on anyone’s endangered list but Democrats are clamouring to enter the ring. “I started seeing changes to US policy that concern me,” said Sara Dady, one of the candidates.
“I’ve been practicing immigration law under three administrations. I have a client who has a green card. He did everything right. He was denied boarding. To me that is not the America I know and love.”
Democrats are investing in candidates like Ms. Dady. She attended three trainings before declaring her candidacy, including events hosted by the Illinois Democratic County Chairmen’s Association and Representative Cheri Bustos, who represents another Illinois district. to the Indiana