<script data-pm-proxy="intercept"></script><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Behind the Blue Firewall]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're the DCCC -- the only committee dedicated to electing Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives. Text "43700" to join our team!]]></description><link>https://dccchq.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!snqD!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fdccchq.substack.com%2Fimg%2Fsubstack.png</url><title>Behind the Blue Firewall</title><link>https://dccchq.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:16:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Behind the Blue Firewall]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[dccchq@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[dccchq@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[DCCC]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[DCCC]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[dccchq@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[dccchq@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[DCCC]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the latest ads from our Red to Blue candidates:]]></title><description><![CDATA[See how candidates across the country are connecting with voters]]></description><link>https://dccchq.substack.com/p/watch-the-latest-ads-from-our-red</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://dccchq.substack.com/p/watch-the-latest-ads-from-our-red</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DCCC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/1ujtmphOuAg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Team, it&#8217;s that time of the year: Political ads have hit the airwaves!</span></p><p><span>Political ads are a bridge between our candidates and the millions of voters they&#8217;re running to represent. Our Red to Blue candidates are highlighting their backgrounds, outlining their platforms, and naming Republican corruption and hypocrisy for what it is in our joint effort to flip the House this November.</span></p><p><span>Ads are one of the best tools in our toolbox, helping candidates reach voters all across their district. But it&#8217;s </span><strong><span>expensive </span></strong><span>to keep ads on the air in the run up to Election Day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.31_b1&amp;amount=15"><span>Powerful advertisements like these can&#8217;t happen without the money to back it up. With 58 critical Districts in Play, we need all the support we can get to run critical programs and give each of our candidates the amplification and resources they need to FLIP seats BLUE. So will you step up today in this fight for our democracy and rush $15 to the DCCC in these final 64 days before Election Day?</span></a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.31_b1&amp;amount=15&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;DONATE&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.31_b1&amp;amount=15"><span>DONATE</span></a></p><h2><strong><span>Watch this month&#8217;s roundup:</span></strong></h2><p><strong><span>Bobby Pulido (TX-15)</span></strong></p><div id="youtube2-1ujtmphOuAg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;1ujtmphOuAg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1ujtmphOuAg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><strong><span>Randy Villegas (CA-22)</span></strong></p><div id="youtube2-PKGONU2r5PA" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;PKGONU2r5PA&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PKGONU2r5PA?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><strong><span>Christina Bohannan (IA-01)</span></strong></p><div id="youtube2-3TdjTERdUI0" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;3TdjTERdUI0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/3TdjTERdUI0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><strong><span>Cait Conley (NY-17)</span></strong></p><div id="youtube2-5-VAgjSNtQw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;5-VAgjSNtQw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/5-VAgjSNtQw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h2><strong><span>Off-screen support</span></strong></h2><p><span>There&#8217;s only 64 days until Election Day, meaning our work is ramping up ten-fold. You&#8217;ll probably see ads like these on your screens sometime soon -- if you haven&#8217;t already!</span></p><p><strong><span>But chances are, you&#8217;ll also be met with Republican lies flooding your screens and airwaves.</span></strong><span> Thanks to the over $207 MILLION they&#8217;ve raised with the help of their billionaire backers, Republicans will stop at nothing to try to drown us out and hold onto their MAGA majority.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.31_b1&amp;amount=15"><span>So in order to power our work, reach voters in critical districts, and combat Republican lies, we need grassroots support from folks like you. Please, support candidates like Bobby, Randy, Christina, and Cait and join our fight for a BLUE House this November by rushing in $15 to the DCCC today. &gt;&gt;</span></a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.31_b1&amp;amount=15&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;DONATE&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.31_b1&amp;amount=15"><span>DONATE</span></a></p><p><span>Thank you for helping us build a Blue Firewall,</span></p><p><span>DCCC</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/p/watch-the-latest-ads-from-our-red?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/p/watch-the-latest-ads-from-our-red?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re: The Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voting rights under attack]]></description><link>https://dccchq.substack.com/p/re-the-supreme-court</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://dccchq.substack.com/p/re-the-supreme-court</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DCCC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:15:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VdSR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7524a0cf-dfc6-485f-b7ad-13dae065a51d_400x400.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Team, right now Republicans are doing everything in their power to cling to their fragile majority. They&#8217;ve gerrymandered maps, threatened voting by mail and gutted the Voting Rights Act because they know </span><em><span>they can&#8217;t win without cheating</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>They are accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over and takes everything sitting down. They don't expect us to fight back. </span><strong><span>But they don&#8217;t know the power of this grassroots movement.</span></strong></p><p><span>A huge outpouring of support from Democrats across the country has come flooding in since the news that the Supreme Court would allow Donald Trump&#8217;s attacks on mail-in voting to continue, and we could not be more grateful to have supporters like you alongside us fighting for our democracy.</span></p><p><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.26_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>We&#8217;re facing an unprecedented wave of voter suppression tactics, which means we must ensure we have a strong operation to take back the House and build a Blue Firewall around Donald Trump&#8217;s corrupt MAGA trifecta. Will you step up today to help us one step closer to reclaiming the People&#8217;s House?</span></a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.26_b1_act_rtb_na&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;DONATE&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.26_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>DONATE</span></a></p><p><span>If Republicans can&#8217;t cheat their way into total control, they&#8217;re prepared to buy their way in. They are deep in the pockets of their shady billionaire donors, and they&#8217;ve already raised over $207 MILLION to defeat our candidates.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>That&#8217;s why your grassroots support is more VITAL than ever.</span></strong></em></p><p><span>While Republicans are relying on their billionaire megadonors, Democrats are relying on grassroots supporters like you. The GOP is hoping that they can disenfranchise millions of Americans from voting, whereas Democrats are doing </span><em><span>everything in our power</span></em><span> to ensure every voice is heard on Election Day.</span></p><p><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.26_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>One of the only firewalls we have against Trump -- and a Supreme Court that will rubber-stamp his attacks on our elections -- is a strong, pro-democracy Democratic House majority. With just THREE seats needed to flip the House and restore our Democratic Majority, we cannot let Republican mega-donors get in our way. Can you chip in $15 to the DCCC today to help Democrats compete with the MAGA cash pouring into the GOP&#8217;s coffers?</span></a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.26_b1_act_rtb_na&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;DONATE&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.26_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>DONATE</span></a></p><p><span>Thank you for helping us build a Blue Firewall,</span></p><p><span>DCCC</span></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flip, Flip, Hooray!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet the Red-to-Blue candidates running to break the Trump Trifecta by FLIPPING SEATS and Turning the House BLUE!]]></description><link>https://dccchq.substack.com/p/flip-flip-hooray</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://dccchq.substack.com/p/flip-flip-hooray</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DCCC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:01:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BMmz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa9288aa4-1a72-4e68-b730-d05cc994ffd1_601x669.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Team, we&#8217;re in the final sprint in the race to the midterms, and our pathway to a Democratic House Majority is clearly defined.</p><p><span>To take back the House and </span><em><span>effectively </span></em><span>block Donald Trump&#8217;s extremist agenda, we only need to flip </span><strong><span>THREE </span></strong><span>seats Blue -- but we&#8217;re shooting for </span><em><span>a lot more</span></em><span> </span><em><span>than three.</span></em></p><h2>Building The Blue Firewall &#129521;</h2><p>The DCCC is the ONLY Party organization solely dedicated to building a Firewall against Trump's chaos by flipping the House. 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them a leg up in some of the toughest races across the country. Will you chip in $15 to help us win the House and give candidates like Manny, Paige, Sam, and Rebecca the resources they need to compete and win this November?</a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.22_b1_act_rtb_na&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Chip in to help us FLIP the House&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.22_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>Chip in to help us FLIP the House</span></a></p><h2>Meet the candidates ready to FLIP the House:</h2><p>These seats are among the toughest battleground races in the country, with each of our 37 candidates working to flip Republican-held seats. Here are four of our Red-to-Blue rockstars leading the charge:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jibI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jibI!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jibI!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jibI!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jibI!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jibI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png" width="176" height="237.6" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:486,&quot;width&quot;:360,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:176,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jibI!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jibI!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jibI!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jibI!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c4ea095-d8d2-4bd1-8c68-036956a0330c_360x486.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4>Manny Rutinel (CO-08)</h4><p>Manny Rutinel understands the challenges working Coloradans are facing. As a teen, Manny worked at McDonald&#8217;s, tutored kids, and even sold his blood plasma to help pay the bills after the bank foreclosed on his family home.</p><p>Manny is running for Congress to fight for working families, create good jobs, and improve Coloradans&#8217; health care. The son of a single mom who immigrated from Latin America, Manny&#8217;s powerful story resonates with CO-08, an R+0, working-class, 40% Latino district that is souring on Gabe Evans and Donald Trump.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncPt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncPt!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncPt!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncPt!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncPt!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncPt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png" width="179" height="237.60592592592593" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:896,&quot;width&quot;:675,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:179,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncPt!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncPt!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncPt!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncPt!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95ca64ba-f5b2-4be6-b670-11b8f22879d6_675x896.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4>Paige Cognetti (PA-08)</h4><p>Paige Cognetti is a reformer who is willing to take on anyone to root out corruption and make government work for the people it&#8217;s supposed to serve. Now in her third term as Mayor, Paige has breathed new life into Scranton by putting more cops on the beat and revitalizing the city&#8217;s finances.</p><p>Her record stands in stark contrast to Congressman Rob Bresnahan, who has made himself the poster child of D.C. corruption by breaking his promise to ban congressional stock trading and instead becoming one of the most active stock traders in all of Congress. The contrast couldn&#8217;t be clearer: while Bresnahan makes a quick buck, Paige is delivering for Northeastern Pennsylvanians.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OeY3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23a9be0-f328-4280-a259-f562654f3f1b_360x486.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OeY3!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23a9be0-f328-4280-a259-f562654f3f1b_360x486.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OeY3!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, 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He has a history of fighting corruption -- as Vice President of National Federation of Federal Employees&#8217; (NFFE) Local 60, Sam took a stand when Elon Musk took a chainsaw to public land agencies, organizing against the cuts. Now, he&#8217;s ready to take his skills to Washington and fight to lower costs, raise wages, and fight corruption.</p><p>With incumbent Ryan Zinke not seeking another term, this race could be the first time in 30 years that a Democrat has represented Montana in the House. This district is more competitive than it has been in the last several cycles. Sam&#8217;s appeal to the working class -- proven by his primary win -- gives him strong momentum to flip this seat.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nRIY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nRIY!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nRIY!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nRIY!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nRIY!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nRIY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png" width="175" height="232.2962962962963" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:896,&quot;width&quot;:675,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:175,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nRIY!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nRIY!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nRIY!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nRIY!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce7f1631-14b3-4e28-8c88-4bd2bcefabef_675x896.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4>Rebecca Cooke (WI-03)</h4><p>Rebecca Cooke is a 6th generation Wisconsinite who worked and grew up on a dairy farm in Eau Claire, raised with the values of service and hard work. As a small business owner and nonprofit leader -- and now as a waitress -- Rebecca has spent her life building community and serving others.</p><p>While Derrick Van Orden thinks he&#8217;s better than the people he represents, no one fights harder for Wisconsin families and farmers than Rebecca. Following her overperformance in this Trump district last cycle, Rebecca is the candidate to flip this seat and bring Wisconsin values to Congress.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-44Q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-44Q!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-44Q!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-44Q!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-44Q!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-44Q!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png" width="529" height="229.73211314475873" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:261,&quot;width&quot;:601,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:529,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-44Q!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-44Q!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-44Q!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-44Q!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1516454-ec49-4632-84d0-b88aebed06fa_601x261.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><span>Democratic leaders like President Barack Obama know that the only way to stop Trump&#8217;s MAGA Trifecta is to flip the House BLUE. We&#8217;re going all-in on Manny, Paige, Sam, Rebecca, and </span><em><span>all 37</span></em><span> of our Red to Blue candidates who are working hand-over-foot to FLIP the House.</span></p><p><span>But the fact of the matter is: no matter how strong our candidates are, if Republicans outraise us, we could risk succumbing to the MAGA majority again.</span></p><p><span>Flipping these seats is </span><em><span>critical</span></em><span> in our path to take back the House Majority, and we need YOU to help pave the way.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.22_b1_act_rtb_na">We need your support to build a Blue Firewall against Trump&#8217;s extremism and support candidates like Manny, Paige, Sam, and Rebecca. Will you rush in a donation of $15 to help ELECT a new generation of Democratic leaders, FLIP the House, and DEFEAT Donald Trump for good?</a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.22_b1_act_rtb_na&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;DONATE&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=15&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.22_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>DONATE</span></a></p><p>Thank you for helping us build a Blue Firewall,</p><p>DCCC</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/p/flip-flip-hooray?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/p/flip-flip-hooray?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Support Makes All the Difference in the Fight for the Majority]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you donate to the DCCC, your support isn&#8217;t wasted -- it&#8217;s mobilized to FLIP the House, STOP Trump, and RESCUE our democracy from the clutches of far-right extremists.]]></description><link>https://dccchq.substack.com/p/your-support-makes-all-the-difference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://dccchq.substack.com/p/your-support-makes-all-the-difference</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DCCC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:57:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!To36!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F314ebe7a-2d14-4f14-a2c2-4f63844926cc_1628x557.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Team, here on Behind the Blue Firewall we want to pull back the curtain to show you how grassroots support has a massive impact on our fight for a Democratic House Majority.</span></p><p><span>Grassroots contributions help ensure we have the necessary resources to support strong Democratic candidates all across the country. From supporting </span><strong><span>Frontline members looking to hold ground in Trump-won seats</span></strong><span>, </span><strong><span>to aiding Red-to-Blue challengers looking to flip at least the three seats we need to take back the Majority</span></strong><span>, every dollar of grassroots support goes directly towards building a Blue Wave and taking back the House Majority from Trump&#8217;s MAGA minions in 2026.</span></p><p><span>Everyday Democrats like you power our work to research and analyze changing political landscapes, reach voters at their doors and on the ground, defend voting rights in the courts and counter Republican attack ads on the airwaves.</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.18_b1&amp;amount=22.34&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Donate&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.18_b1&amp;amount=22.34"><span>Donate</span></a></p><p><span>Here&#8217;s just some of what the DCCC has been able to accomplish thanks to grassroots supporters:</span></p><h2><strong><span>How Grassroots Support Helped us Defy Gravity in 2024</span></strong></h2><p><span>Looking back to the 2024 election results, we can definitively say this: </span><em><span>Grassroots support was a key reason Democrats were able to defy political gravity and gain a seat when Democrats lost ground nearly everywhere.</span></em></p><p><span>Grassroots time, effort, and donations are the reason why we:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Re-Elected </span><strong><span>27</span></strong><span> of our Frontline Democrats -- like Gabe Vasquez in New Mexico and Marcy Kaptur in Ohio -- many of those in districts Donald Trump won.<br></span></p></li><li><p><span>Held </span><strong><span>4</span></strong><span> competitive open seats in states while also electing </span><strong><span>2 </span></strong><span>new members in Alabama and Louisiana.<br></span></p></li><li><p><span>Flipped at least </span><strong><span>6</span></strong><span> Republican-held seats from </span><strong><span>RED</span></strong><span> to </span><strong><span>BLUE</span></strong><span>, from Josh Riley in New York to Janelle Bynum in Oregon.</span></p></li></ul><p><span>Because of the grassroots fundraising advantage over Republicans, our candidates were able to outrun the top of the ticket and bring us historically close to a House Majority, despite the national headwinds.</span></p><p><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.18_b1&amp;amount=22.34"><span>We&#8217;re ready to finish what we started in 2024 and secure MASSIVE wins in 2026. With less than 3 months until Election Day, the time is </span></a></strong><em><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.18_b1&amp;amount=22.34"><span>now</span></a></strong></em><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.18_b1&amp;amount=22.34"><span>. Will you show us that you&#8217;re in this fight by giving what our average grassroots donor gives to the DCCC right now?</span></a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.18_b1&amp;amount=22.34&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Donate&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.18_b1&amp;amount=22.34"><span>Donate</span></a></p><h2><strong><span>Grassroots Dollars Making the Difference in 2026</span></strong></h2><p style="text-align: center;"><span>Diane from Colorado gave $20.00 and helped us </span><strong><span>SUE </span></strong><span>Trump and protect the right to vote by mail:</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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isPermaLink="false">https://dccchq.substack.com/p/shocking-house-majority-update-battleground</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DCCC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Ca2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8911af58-f74e-4f0e-9f25-735625da13fa_1244x1012.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;">Shocking House Majority Update: Battleground District Ratings Change</h2><p>Team, we have a major update on our mission to flip the House:</p><p><span>Top election forecasters have been carefully analyzing the political terrain across dozens of battleground House districts all year long, and after careful consideration, nonpartisan </span><strong><span>political experts at Sabato&#8217;s Crystal Ball just shifted 13 (!!) races in Democrat&#8217;s favor:</span></strong></p><div 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Our chances to flip control of the House are looking better than ever -- but we MUST act quickly to take advantage of this swing in our favor. Before we get into the details: Will you rush $10 to the DCCC to help Democrats win tough races like these and usher in a historic Democratic House Majority? &gt;&gt;</a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=10&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.15_b1_act_rtb_na&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Help Build a Democratic House Majority&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=10&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.15_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>Help Build a Democratic House Majority</span></a></p><h2>Pathway to a House Majority:</h2><p><strong><span>Three is the magic number</span></strong><span> -- Democrats only need to flip </span><strong><span>THREE</span></strong><span> seats to reclaim the House and dismantle Trump's governing trifecta.</span></p><p><span>But the math is a bit more complex than that. You see, we need to flip at least three </span><em><strong><span>and </span></strong></em><span>hold on to every single seat currently held</span><em><span> </span></em><span>by Democrats -- especially members representing "swing districts."</span></p><p><span>Defending every seat is no easy task, but the good news is that our Frontline members are putting in the work on the ground to win re-election, and voters aren't keen on sending another MAGA Republican to Congress to enable Trump's nonsense.</span></p><p><span>That's why political experts have shifted race ratings for </span><strong><span>Reps. Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Nellie Pou (NJ-09)</span></strong><span> and more in Democrats' favor.</span></p><h2><strong><span>Democrats on Offense:</span></strong></h2><p><span>Democrats across the country are banding together to build the </span><strong><span>STRONGEST </span></strong><span>victory operation ever seen to rescue the nation from Trump's out-of-control administration.</span></p><p><span>In fact, grassroots supporters from EVERY STATE have stepped up to help flip the House and hand Republicans the massive defeat they've earned.</span></p><p><span>We're shellacking the GOP so badly that even </span><strong><span>LAUREN BOEBERT'S formerly safe red seat has shifted in our favor!</span></strong></p><p><span>And she's not the only one: SEVEN GOP held-seats have shifted in Democrats&#8217; favor in recent days according to experts at the Center for Politics!</span></p><p>Team, if we can flip seats like these, we could keep Republicans out of power for years to come.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=10&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.15_b1_act_rtb_na">That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re asking folks like you to donate today to help us OUTRAISE Republicans this month. 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GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VdSR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7524a0cf-dfc6-485f-b7ad-13dae065a51d_400x400.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yKAG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd928b6d9-9856-4256-bcd7-f6be56ef82e7_308x308.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yKAG!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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/__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd928b6d9-9856-4256-bcd7-f6be56ef82e7_308x308.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yKAG!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd928b6d9-9856-4256-bcd7-f6be56ef82e7_308x308.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yKAG!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd928b6d9-9856-4256-bcd7-f6be56ef82e7_308x308.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yKAG!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd928b6d9-9856-4256-bcd7-f6be56ef82e7_308x308.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><span>My name is Will, and I&#8217;m the Deputy Executive Director of the DCCC. Today I have a critically important update to share with you.</span></p><p><span>At the very end of June, Donald Trump&#8217;s handpicked majority on the Supreme Court handed the GOP a MASSIVE boost -- ruling that Republicans can now spend UNLIMITED sums in coordination with their chosen candidates, empowering their billionaire megadonors.</span></p><p><strong><span>This ruling delivers the GOP&#8217;s biggest campaign finance win since Citizens United, with The New York Times calling it a &#8220;major victory for Republicans&#8221; that &#8220;could undercut one of the Democrats&#8217; financial advantages going into the midterms.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.06_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>I&#8217;m about to explain more, but if you have a moment to chip in to the DCCC and help us fight back against the coming flood of GOP money, a little support would go a tremendously long way. &gt;&gt;</span></a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.06_b1_act_rtb_na&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Donate&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.06_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>Donate</span></a></p><h2><strong><span>How We Got Here</span></strong></h2><p><span>I want to pull back the curtain a bit and explain how we got to this point. A lot of folks may think that political parties can spend unlimited sums in coordination with their candidates of choice to get them elected -- but the reality is a bit different. At least it used to be.</span></p><p><span>Before this ruling, in the post-</span><em><span>Citizens United</span></em><span> era of campaign finance, political parties could spend as much as they wanted to advocate for a candidate, but they had to do so independently of the candidate and their campaign. The parties were capped at how much they could spend in </span><em><span>coordination</span></em><span> with those candidates. For example, if the DCCC wanted to run TV ads supporting a Democratic candidate for Congress in Wisconsin, we would have to set up an independent arm of our organization that couldn&#8217;t coordinate or communicate with the campaign.</span></p><p><strong><span>This system leveled the playing field and was fair for everyone</span></strong><span>, because political parties are allowed to take in significantly higher amounts of contributions than candidates. The limits provided a fair mechanism to prevent the ultra-wealthy from having outsized influence in our elections.</span></p><h2><strong><span>The GOP Makes Their Move</span></strong></h2><p><span>This system has been in place for decades now, and the GOP has wanted to upend it for almost as long.</span></p><p><strong><span>The reason is simple</span> -- <span>a fairer system benefited Democrats. </span></strong><span>When you get bombarded with TV ads in the fall of an election year, not everyone pays the same rate for the same amount of TV ads. Right before the election, candidates actually get a lower rate than Super PACs, political parties and other groups. In recent years, Democratic candidates have been thrashing the GOP in fundraising, meaning Republicans were having to spend more to buy the same amount of ad time our candidates were able to purchase to make up for their candidate&#8217;s poor fundraising.</span></p><p><span>That meant that the caps on coordinated spending between campaigns and political parties gave Democrats an advantage </span>-- <span>because our candidates were funded by grassroots donors, we were able to make the GOP spend more to buy less.</span></p><p><span>When House Democrats won in 2018 and 2020, overperformed in 2022 and defied political gravity in 2024, it was in major part due to this advantage.</span></p><p><span>That&#8217;s why the GOP asked the Supreme Court to scrap the cap and allow unlimited coordinated spending on behalf of candidates</span> -- <span>a decision this Conservative Supreme Court seemed all too happy to grant in June. Just in time for the midterms.</span></p><h2><strong><span>How We Respond Now Will Determine Everything</span></strong></h2><p><span>I&#8217;ll be completely honest with you: This decision changes everything in the battle for House control.</span></p><p><span>House Republicans are planning to funnel their $92 MILLION war chest into propping up their most vulnerable candidates and blanketing the airwaves with attack ads to salvage their razor-thin majority this November.</span></p><p><span>They think they can rely on ultra-wealthy megadonors to funnel millions into their campaigns.</span></p><p><span>They think they&#8217;ve eliminated the advantage Democrats have had from a fairer system.</span></p><p><span>They think they&#8217;ve completely neutralized the strength of our army of grassroots donors.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.06_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>But I have a surprise for them -- we have a plan to turn the tables on the GOP. A donation to the DCCC is now MORE IMPACTFUL THAN EVER. The grassroots Democrats that fueled our advantage before can actually do so again. By chipping in a few bucks at a time in huge numbers to the DCCC we can ensure this ruling goes from the Republicans&#8217; biggest advantage to their worst nightmare. Can I count on you to chip in today to help us turn the tables and take back the House in less than 100 days? &gt;&gt;</span></a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.06_b1_act_rtb_na&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Donate&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.06_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>Donate</span></a></p><p><span>Thank you,</span></p><p><span>Will, </span><em><span>Deputy Executive Director of the DCCC</span></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/p/the-supreme-court-just-changed-everything?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/p/the-supreme-court-just-changed-everything?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCCC Makes Historic Investments to Engage Key Voters and Build a Winning Coalition to win a House Majority]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our Power. Our Country.]]></description><link>https://dccchq.substack.com/p/dccc-makes-historic-investments-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://dccchq.substack.com/p/dccc-makes-historic-investments-to</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DCCC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:56:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b71237f6-a298-42cb-b4f6-34f422091c96_873x408.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5wou!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5wou!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5wou!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5wou!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5wou!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5wou!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png" width="159" height="159" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1456,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:159,&quot;bytes&quot;:2788624,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/i/209694765?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5wou!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5wou!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5wou!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5wou!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd91941f7-edfb-4856-b0af-9e772d851074_1498x1498.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><span>Hi all -- it&#8217;s Brooke Butler! As the </span><strong><span>DCCC&#8217;s National Political Director</span></strong><span>, I lead our team in shaping our political strategy and organizing efforts to take back the House this November, which is why I am so thrilled to hop on here and share with you one of our top investments this cycle:</span><strong><span> Our Power, Our Country.</span></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dVqv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dVqv!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dVqv!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dVqv!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dVqv!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dVqv!,w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png" width="465" height="209.18612637362637" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:false,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;large&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:655,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:465,&quot;bytes&quot;:230821,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/i/209694765?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-large" alt="" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dVqv!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dVqv!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dVqv!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dVqv!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b1246bb-6df1-4111-9007-45b4deb06e77_1604x722.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">OUR POWER. OUR COUNTRY.</figcaption></figure></div><p><span>Democrats know that taking back the House is a team effort that requires engaging with every single voter. That&#8217;s why we launched </span><em><strong><span>Our Power, Our Country</span></strong></em><span> -- an </span><strong><span>eight-figure</span></strong><span> investment to intentionally target and mobilize AANHPI, Black, Latino, and rural communities across America who are an </span><strong><span>essential</span></strong><span> part of this movement to take back the House.</span></p><p><span>This historic effort means massive investments in:</span></p><ul><li><p><strong><span>Research and polling</span></strong><span> to better understand the important issues across communities.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Coalition building</span></strong><span> with local leaders and members of the community to drive outreach and engagement.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Launching compelling ads</span></strong><span> on TV and online that speak authentically to communities in their language of choice.</span></p></li></ul><p><span>We know that to truly connect with voters, </span><em><span>we have to meet people where they are</span></em><span>. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re spending intentional time and resources understanding what matters most, meeting with community members on the ground, and making the Democratic vision accessible to all who encompass it.</span></p><h2><strong><span>Does it move the needle?</span></strong></h2><p><span>Short answer: </span><strong><span>Yes.</span></strong></p><p><span>In 2024, Democrats outran the top of the ticket in numerous races nationwide. Control of the House was decided by just 7,309 votes across three congressional districts -- leaving Republicans with one of the smallest House majorities in </span><em><span>history.</span></em></p><p><span>Let&#8217;s look at two races where Democrats won and </span><strong><span>flipped </span></strong><span>two seats from red to blue despite the Trump headwinds last cycle: CA-45 and CA-47. In both of these races, Democrats made major investments in on-the-ground organizing and deployed multilingual, culturally competent ads.</span></p><p><span>Today, Reps. Derek Tran (CA-45) and Dave Min (CA-47) proudly serve their communities in the House.</span></p><p><strong><span>We&#8217;re building on this success today with Our Power, Our Country.</span></strong><span> One of our first initiatives after the 2024 election was investing in Asian American voters in California with ads in languages such as Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese.</span></p><p><span>Today, our efforts have expanded to include on-the-ground organizing and targeted messaging in places like the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, rural communities in Northwest Ohio and the suburbs of Detroit -- the diverse communities that will determine the fate of the House majority in November.</span></p><h2><strong><span>Bills, Bills, Bills:</span></strong></h2><p><span>As the DCCC&#8217;s Political Director, I have to say &#8220;we don&#8217;t have the budget for that&#8221; more times than I can count -- which is pretty frustrating, because there&#8217;s a LOT MORE we can be doing to compete for and win battleground districts across the country.</span></p><p><span>Even worse, recent reports prove that a Trump-controlled Super PAC has </span><strong><span>$400 million</span></strong><span> in the bank. That&#8217;s </span><em><span>a</span></em><span> </span><em><span>lot</span></em><span> of money, and if his goons decide to dump their war chest into holding onto the House, we&#8217;re going to wish we had more resources to fight back.</span></p><p><strong><span>Here&#8217;s the good news: </span></strong><span>Democrats don&#8217;t NEED to match them dollar for dollar to defeat this laughably unpopular president or his Rubber-Stamp MAGA stooges across the country.  </span><strong><span>But we do need</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>more cash, and we need it before we get any closer to Election Day.</span></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.03_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>We&#8217;re leaving no voter behind and no stone unturned in our efforts to flip the House Majority. But to fund Our Power, Our Country and combat the millions of dollars Republicans are pouring into bad-faith tactics against us, we rely on grassroots donations from supporters like you. If you can, please chip in to help power our investment in these critical communities as we put all our efforts into taking back the House.</span></a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.03_b1_act_rtb_na&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Help Take Back The House&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.08.03_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>Help Take Back The House</span></a></p><p><span>Thank you for being in the fight with us,</span></p><p><span>Brooke Butler, </span><em><span>National Political Director for the DCCC</span></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" 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Margin]]></description><link>https://dccchq.substack.com/p/dcccs-earliest-ever-nationwide-direct</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://dccchq.substack.com/p/dcccs-earliest-ever-nationwide-direct</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DCCC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:35:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/321ce873-34fe-487f-903d-26eefde97dab_710x318.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EGQ2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ebe14ba-0e66-401a-81a6-344ea517aadd_1200x1200.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EGQ2!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, 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/__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ebe14ba-0e66-401a-81a6-344ea517aadd_1200x1200.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><span>Hello everyone! My name is John Mahon, and I&#8217;m the DCCC&#8217;s </span><strong><span>National Organizing Director</span></strong><span> for this year&#8217;s all-important Midterm Election.</span></p><p><span>I&#8217;m writing today to fill this team in on one of the DCCC&#8217;s most important and innovative investments:</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!23Mr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48ae44af-ace7-4c12-8bb8-4e895bfa9a15_615x269.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!23Mr!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_424, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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/__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48ae44af-ace7-4c12-8bb8-4e895bfa9a15_615x269.png 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!23Mr!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_848, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48ae44af-ace7-4c12-8bb8-4e895bfa9a15_615x269.png 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!23Mr!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48ae44af-ace7-4c12-8bb8-4e895bfa9a15_615x269.png 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!23Mr!, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/dccchq.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48ae44af-ace7-4c12-8bb8-4e895bfa9a15_615x269.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>THE FIELD MARGIN</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p><span>The road to the House majority will be paved by our ability to mobilize voters across the country, and that foundation can </span><strong><span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">ONLY</span></strong><span> be laid with help from dedicated volunteers.</span></p><p><span>That&#8217;s why the DCCC launched </span><strong><span>The Field Margin</span></strong><span> -- our </span><em><span>earliest-ever</span></em><span> battlefield-wide </span><strong><span>direct voter contact program</span></strong><span> focused on arming volunteers and campaigns with the skills to mobilize voters across the nation.</span></p><p><span>My team and I are centering our efforts on training sessions to coach volunteers on best practices, from door knocking and building a strong volunteer program to phone banking and digital organizing.</span></p><p><span>We&#8217;re also invested in a </span><strong><span>first-of-its-kind training dedicated to rural organizing.</span></strong></p><p><span>Volunteers on the ground feel the same momentum we do, and The Field Margin will be instrumental in equipping them with the critical resources needed to engage voters across the country and flip the House.</span></p><h2>On The Ground Right Now:</h2><p><span>With just </span><strong><span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">106</span></strong><span> days left until Election Day, my team (and our incredible volunteers) are firing on all cylinders </span><strong><span>right now.</span></strong></p><p><span>Just a few weeks ago, we organized a weekend of action in over </span><strong><span>20 congressional districts</span></strong><span>. Over 500 people signed up for shifts -- knocking on doors and making calls -- to mobilize the voters we need to win this November.</span></p><p><span>In just two days, we knocked on &gt;22,000 doors and spoke to 1000s of voters. We have activated thousands of volunteers across the country to help make MILLIONS of phone calls and knock on HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of doors.</span></p><p><strong><span>We can&#8217;t and won&#8217;t be slowing down.</span></strong></p><p><span>To ensure we take back the House, we&#8217;re hosting </span><em><span>almost a dozen  </span></em><span>national organizing events </span><em><span>every week</span></em><span> -- remote contract drives, open-invitation training opportunities, community building exercises, and relational organizing meetings -- </span><strong><span>including our next Weekend of Action coinciding with 100 Days Until Election Day this upcoming weekend </span>-- <span>sign up to </span><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/dccc/?end_date=2026-07-27T03%3A59%3A59.999Z&amp;event_type=1&amp;start_date=2026-07-25T04%3A00%3A00.000Z"><span>knock doors</span></a><span> or make </span><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/dccc/event/982675/"><span>phone calls!</span></a></strong></p><h2>Many Hands Make Light Work:</h2><p><span>Tens of thousands of activists all across the battlefield have already attended a training or picked up a shift to help Democrats flip the House.</span></p><p><span>But across more than 70 districts, we still need to contact millions of voters, secure their support for Democrats, and ensure they </span><em><span>actually </span></em><span>show up to vote this November.</span></p><p><span>In short: </span><strong><span>We still need help from a heck of a lot more volunteers to win the House.</span></strong></p><p><span>We&#8217;re meeting more and more Americans who are eager to get involved and help bring down the Trump Trifecta, which is great news. </span><strong><span>But my team needs to keep growing to support them, too.</span></strong></p><p><span>Before I started actually </span><em><span>working </span></em><span>on campaigns, I began </span><em><span>volunteering </span></em><span>for campaigns. As a volunteer, the two most frustrating things I encountered were:</span></p><ol><li><p><span>Not having a qualified professional to rely on when I had questions or needed help.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Not having anywhere to physically go (before or after) spending a whole day knocking on doors or making phone calls.</span></p></li></ol><p><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.07.20_b1_act_rtb_na">The DCCC is supporting Democrats across the country with trainings, tools, and offices for organizers and volunteers. That's going to cost us a lot of money, which is why I'm asking for your help. If every Democrat reading this message supports our work, we can avoid some very tough decisions, grow and retain our volunteer program, and pave the way for a historic Democratic House Majority. Can you step up?</a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.07.20_b1_act_rtb_na&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Step Up Today&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.07.20_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>Step Up Today</span></a></p><p><span>Thank you so much!</span></p><p><span>John Mahon, </span><em><span>National Organizing Director for the DCCC</span></em></p><p><em><strong><span>P.S. Want to join our community of volunteers and help pave the road toward a Democratic House Majority? You can sign up for </span><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/dccc/event/940993/"><span>The Field Margin</span></a><span> or any of our </span><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/dccc/"><span>events here</span></a><span>.</span></strong></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/p/dcccs-earliest-ever-nationwide-direct?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/p/dcccs-earliest-ever-nationwide-direct?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re building a Blue Firewall against the Trump Administration ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're the DCCC, the team that is building a Blue Firewall against Donald Trump]]></description><link>https://dccchq.substack.com/p/were-building-a-blue-firewall-against</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://dccchq.substack.com/p/were-building-a-blue-firewall-against</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DCCC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:43:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VdSR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7524a0cf-dfc6-485f-b7ad-13dae065a51d_400x400.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Hi there, it&#8217;s Julie Merz, the Executive Director of the DCCC.</span></p><p><span>I&#8217;m thrilled to be kicking off </span><strong><span>Behind the Blue Firewall </span></strong>--<span> an inside look at the only Democratic Party committee exclusively dedicated to electing Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives.</span></p><p><strong><span>Before I say another word, let&#8217;s get familiar:</span></strong><span> DCCC stands for </span><em><span>Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee</span></em><span>. We&#8217;re often referred to as the </span><em><span>D-Triple-C</span></em><span> or </span><em><span>D-Trip</span></em><span> for short.</span></p><p><span>We&#8217;re led by our incredible Chairwoman, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and an amazing group of talented House members who have agreed to serve in DCCC leadership positions that will help deliver Democrats&#8217; message of lowering costs, keeping our communities safe, and protecting individual freedoms.</span></p><p><span>Here at the DCCC, we&#8217;re a couple hundred staffers strong -- each and every member of my team has a unique role to play, but everyone is working toward the same objective:</span></p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Flip three or more seats.</em></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Win the House.</em></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Stop Trump.</em></h3></div><p><span>As the Executive Director, I&#8217;m faced with decisions that could make or break Democrats&#8217; chances of winning back the House every day. And with less than four  months to go until Election Day, all of our campaigns are kicking into high gear.</span></p><p><span>So today, I want to pull back the curtain on our 2026 strategy and share with you some of the most important numbers for the Midterms.</span></p><h2>The 2026 Midterms by the Numbers</h2><h4><strong><span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">7,309</span></strong></h4><p><span>In 2024, House Democrats came within just </span><strong><span>7,309 votes across three districts</span></strong><span> from taking back the Majority -- </span><em><span>that&#8217;s just 0.005% of the total vote.</span></em></p><p><strong><span>That was the margin</span></strong><span> between this MAGA House Majority that rips health care and food assistance from millions of people or a Democratic Majority that defends access to health care and lowers costs for working families.</span></p><p><strong><span>That was the margin</span></strong><span> between giving the Speaker&#8217;s gavel and control of the People&#8217;s House to MAGA Mike Johnson or Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.</span></p><p><strong><span>That was the margin</span></strong><span> between two years of total control for Donald Trump and rational checks on the abuses of power from this corrupt administration.</span></p><h4><strong><span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Three</span></strong></h4><p><span>In 2026, Democrats only need to flip </span><strong><span>three seats</span></strong><span> to reclaim the House Majority. That&#8217;s right </span>-- <em><span>just three seats.</span></em></p><p><span>But trust me, we&#8217;re not stopping at three.</span></p><p><strong><span>We have 26 Red to Blue candidates.</span></strong><span> These are the Democrats running in some of the toughest races across the country. We recruited many of them, and they all have strong records of service, authentic messages that connect with voters, and deep ties to the communities they will represent come November.</span></p><p><strong><span>We have 26 Frontline members. </span></strong><span>These are the House Democrats we are fighting to re-elect and keep in the House. They&#8217;re facing a wave of GOP money and attacks from MAGA operatives who will do anything to defeat them and rescue Trump&#8217;s Trifecta.</span></p><p><strong><span>And we have 20 additional districts in play.</span></strong><span> These are the emerging opportunities we are tracking where there&#8217;s a chance for a Democrat to compete</span> --<span> but only if we have the resources to do so.</span></p><p><span>We&#8217;re preparing to go to the mat in competitive districts across the country -- showing up anywhere and everywhere to fight for our democracy.</span></p><p><span>One of our biggest hurdles to winning in all 72 districts? Finding the funding to get every candidate the support they need to win.</span></p><h2>How We&#8217;ll Win</h2><p><span>Here at the DCCC, we rely on the generosity of our grassroots supporters to fund our fight for the Majority.</span></p><p><span>Hundreds of thousands of folks giving $1, $5, or even $10 are changing the nation&#8217;s political landscape, one donation at a time.</span></p><p><span>So far this cycle, we&#8217;ve been grateful for the nearly two million donations from grassroots activists in all 50 states.</span></p><p><span>They&#8217;re teachers, doctors, bus drivers, parents, grandparents, students, nurses, engineers. They&#8217;re from Pennsylvania, Maine, Florida, New Mexico, Alaska, and every state across the country. They come from all walks of life, with all different backgrounds, but they&#8217;re united by one common goal: </span><strong><span>Reclaiming the People&#8217;s House for working people.</span></strong></p><p><span>With less than four months until Election Day, the support from these folks -- whether it&#8217;s chipping in $5, knocking doors for a candidate, or peacefully protesting in their community -- is what will make all the difference.</span></p><p><strong><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&amp;refcode=sub_fr_2026.07.09_b1_act_rtb_na"><span>Will you match our average donation ($21.87), get us closer to our 2,000,000th  donation this cycle, join the team building a Blue Firewall against Donald Trump, and support the work we&#8217;re doing here at the DCCC? We&#8217;re the only committee dedicated to flipping the House blue, so your donation will go DIRECTLY toward helping kick Mike Johnson out of the Speaker&#8217;s chair.</span></a></strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Join Our Team&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dcccsubstack2026?amount=21.87"><span>Join Our Team</span></a></p><p><span>Thank you for all that you do,</span></p><p><span>Julie Merz, </span><em><span>Executive Director of the DCCC</span></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/p/were-building-a-blue-firewall-against?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/p/were-building-a-blue-firewall-against?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://dccchq.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/dccchq.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>