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Help change Congress from Red to Blue!

by The DCCC

This fundraising page reproduced by ActBlue from the DCCC’s Red to Blue page.
With less than two months left until the election, we are launching Red to Blue, an unprecedented program to focus on some of our best and brightest challengers across the country. These are strong candidates who are doing well in the polls and are running top-flight campaigns, and they represent some of our best chances to pick up seats in November.
The Red to Blue fundraising effort will help tilt the scales in tight races to unseat some of the GOP’s most vulnerable rubberstamps. Democrats only need 12 seats to take the majority and make Nancy Pelosi the first female Speaker of the House. We can’t do this without your help!
Let’s turn these seats and the Congress from Red to Blue!

Paul Babbitt

AZ-01 (Map)

Paul Babbitt is in a strong position to win in November against Freshman Republican Rick Renzi. The Republican is vulnerable on his job performance and recent polling data shows his re-elect number at only 37%. This can only be attributed to the Republican being too closely tied to Washington, not independent of President Bush, and voting out of step with rural voters’ top concerns. Paul Babbitt has a strong base of support in Coconino County (Flagstaff, AZ) and has powerful messages that are effective and appealing in this swing district.

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John Salazar

CO-03 (Map)

This top open seat is yet another example of a clear Democratic field contrasted with a bitter Republican primary. Greg Walcher recently won the Republican nomination only after a bitter primary that ended in a recount.
Although currently leading Walcher by 17 points, this is a Republican district and we can expect the Republicans to invest heavily in this seat. In addition, John is expected to benefit from the Senate candidacy of his brother, popular Attorney General Ken Salazar at the top of the ticket.

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Dave Thomas

CO-07 (Map)

This is a classic swing district in a swing state. Two years ago the incumbent won the closest Congressional race in the country, defeating Democrat Mike Feeley by only 121 votes. Recent polling shows this race will once again be a nail-biter. On the initial head-to-head polling question in Colorado’s 7th district, Democrat Dave Thomas is leading the current Republican Congressman Bob Beauprez 45%-42%.

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Jim Sullivan

CT-02 (Map)

Jim Sullivan’s campaign in Eastern Connecticut’s 2nd district provides an excellent opportunity for Democrats to knock off one of President Bush’s rubber stamp Congressmen. Popular Democrats such as Senator Chris Dodd and the Kerry-Edwards ticket will also be on the ballot bringing out many potential Democrats who could take advantage of a Democratic sweep in Connecticut. Recent polling data shows this race extremely competitive. After winning the Democratic Primary with over 60% of the vote, Jim Sullivan is in a statistical dead heat with Republican Rob Simmons (41% Simmons/39% Sullivan).

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Diane Farrell

CT-04 (Map)

Diane Farrell is running a strong, well-funded race against who was thought to be an entrenched Republican, Chris Shays. As with the other Connecticut races, Farrell will benefit from popular Democrats joining her on the ballot such as Chris Dodd and the Kerry-Edwards ticket. This is a seat Al Gore won with over 55% of the vote and the momentum on the top of the ticket will certainly help her.
Recent polling data shows that after voters are given both positive and negative information about both Diane Farrell and Republican Chris Shays, a majority of those polled showed that they would favor replacing the current Republican.

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John Barrow

GA-12 (Map)

John Barrow is running in the highest performing Democratic district currently held by a Republican Congressman and has the strength behind his campaign to win in November. While political analysts in Georgia were predicting a run-off, Barrow won his Primary with 52% of the vote. That strong showing, along with his fundraising strength of having already raised $1.2M, makes winning this seat a top priority for Democrats in their quest to retake the House.

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Tony Miller

KY-03 (Map)

In a seat that has been an ongoing battle, Democrats are in better position than ever before. The earlier special election with Ben Chandler showed us Kentucky is proving to be fertile ground for Democrats picking up seats in this election cycle.
All recent polls, including an independent poll by WHAS-TV in Louisville show this race close. The WHAS poll showed Tony Miller leading the incumbent Republican by four percentage points, 48-44. This appears to be the first time the Republican has ever trailed in an independent poll as an incumbent this early in the election year!

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Patty Wetterling

MN-06 (Map)

Patty Wetterling is one of those rare candidates whose campaign transcends the typical political race.
15 years ago her son Jacob was abducted at gunpoint, and Patty turned her grief into the Jacob P. Wetterling Foundation, becoming a nationally known figure on child safety and protection. She went from being a stay-at-home mom and former teacher to lobbyist, activist and head of a foundation.
Recent polling shows Patty to be one of the few Democratic challengers in the country tied with her Republican opponent. In addition, she has higher name ID than the Republican, and, in a very pro-Bush district, higher positives than the President.

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Richard Romero

NM-01 (Map)

Democrat Richard Romero is locked in a statistical dead heat with Republican Congresswoman Heather Wilson, reinforcing Romero’s position as one of the top challengers in the nation. As further evidence of a favorable climate for Romero’s election, recent polling shows that Wilson’s re-elect numbers have declined, preference for a Democratic Congressional representative has increased significantly, and John Kerry has taken a lead in the district. In addition, after voters are exposed to both positive and negative information about both candidates, Romero further improves his position, taking a 48% to 43% lead.

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Lois Murphy

PA-06 (Map)

Lois Murphy is in a strong position for a Democratic take over of a seat currently held by Freshman Republican Jim Gerlach. In many ways Congressman Gerlach is an invisible man, despite being the incumbent. At the beginning of a recent survey, voters were asked to name the person who represents them in Congress. More 6th District voters answered incorrectly (25%) than correctly (21%). Polling also shows that Gerlach faces a very tough challenge because Lois Murphy has solid appeal as a candidate and the political dynamics in the 6th district are very favorable towards Democrats.

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Ginny Schrader

PA-08 (Map)

The surprise retirement of moderate Republican Jim Greenwood along with the replacement of him on the ballot by conservative County Commissioner Michael Fitzpatrick gives us an excellent pick-up opportunity.
Pennsylvania’s 8th district lies northeast of Philadelphia, where 93 percent of the district’s voters live in Bucks County. Recent polling shows this to be a very close race, 42% of voters are more likely to vote Democratic for Congress vs. 41% who prefer a Republican. John Kerry is currently leading George W. Bush by a margin of 48%-44%. Even more encouraging, this is clearly a more socially progressive district, with 59% of the respondents stating they were “less likely” to support a candidate who “opposes allowing women the right to an abortion” and 50% “more likely” to support a candidate endorsed by Governor Ed Rendell.

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Brian Higgins

NY-27 (Map)

Democratic State Assemblyman Brian Higgins is extremely popular in this district and has over 80% name identification (74% saying they have a favorable sentiment toward him, only 8% negative!). He has represented roughly 1/3 of this Congressional district as the State Assemblyman and has received the endorsement of the state AFL-CIO.
This was formerly one of the most Democratic seats in the country held by a Republican and is a top pick-up opportunity.

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Don Barbieri

WA-05 (Map)

Democratic candidate Don Barbieri currently leads all of his potential Republican opponents by wide margins in the election for Washington’s open Fifth Congressional District. Polling data shows he is the best-known candidate (hovering at or above 50% in head to head surveys) and leads every prospective challenger by drawing support across party lines. The Republicans are locked in an expensive and bitter mid-September primary which they will have little time to recover from.

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