WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: DSCC’s $40 Million ‘Win The Senate’ Program Puts Democrats on Offense Across an Expanded Battleground Map

POLITICO: “The organizing and infrastructure investments could help counter a potential flood of GOP super PAC cash that many Democrats expect to come later in the fall”

Washington Examiner: “The program, which the committee dubbed “Win the Senate,” will fund staff, infrastructure, training programs, and voter outreach in key states that Senate Democrats both look to hold and pick up”

A new wave of reporting is highlighting the DSCC’s investment announcement in its Win the Senate program – a growing $40 million commitment which will “fund staff, infrastructure, training programs, and voter outreach in key states that Senate Democrats both look to hold and pick up.” 

The announcement comes as Democratic Senate candidates are “raking in far more than their Republican opponents” as they continue to “dominate” in fundraising thanks to “a slate of star recruits” – opening up “a wider path for Democrats to take the [Senate] majority.” 

Meanwhile, floundering GOP Senate candidates are being held accountable for their failed, toxic agenda that has gutted health care, spiked prices, and made life harder for families across the country. 

See for yourself:

POLITICO: Senate Democrats announce $40M ground game spend in 10 battlegrounds

• The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced it is spending $40 million on organizing, research and voter contact across 10 states as the party looks to take back control of the upper chamber. 
• The effort, branded as “Win The Senate” and shared first with POLITICO, includes seven states where Democrats are on offense — Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Texas, Iowa and Florida — along with three where the party is playing defense — Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire. 
• The funds aren’t going toward expensive ad buys, but instead on-the-ground staff, new offices, volunteer programs and outreach to groups including Latino, Black and Alaska Native voters. The organizing and infrastructure investments could help counter a potential flood of GOP super PAC cash that many Democrats expect to come later in the fall. 
• Democrats need to gain four seats on net to take back the Senate this year, a task that until recently seemed like a longshot. Michigan and Georgia both went for President Donald Trump in 2024, and only one of the party’s target flips — Maine — was won by former Vice President Kamala Harris. 
• […] polling has shown close races, or even slight leads for Democratic candidates, in red states such as Iowa, Alaska and Texas. 
• Democrats are hopeful that voters’ dissatisfaction with Trump and the economy will propel their candidates to victory in November — and that targeting a big Senate map gives them multiple shots at flipping enough seats. 
• “Democrats have expanded the battleground map and created multiple pathways to win a Senate majority, thanks to strong candidate recruitment, formidable campaigns, weakened Republican opponents and a winning message that focuses on the needs and demands of working families across America who have been left behind in Republicans’ priorities,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and DSCC Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said in a joint statement. “Today’s announcement allows us to build on our momentum.”

Washington Examiner: DSCC puts $40 million into 10 key states ahead of midterm elections

• The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee launched a $40 million investment into 10 states with key Senate races across the country on Monday. 
• The program, which the committee dubbed “Win the Senate,” will fund staff, infrastructure, training programs, and voter outreach in key states that Senate Democrats both look to hold and pick up. The DSCC is investing the $40 million into flipping seats in Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas and holding seats in Georgia, Michigan, and New Hampshire. 
• DSCC Chairwoman Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) projected confidence that the investment “puts Democrats in a prime position to flip the Senate.” The announcement comes about 100 days out from Election Day, on the home stretch of primary season, as Democrats are still finalizing their slate headed into November. 
• “Democrats have expanded the battleground map and created multiple pathways to win a Senate majority, thanks to strong candidate recruitment, formidable campaigns, weakened Republican opponents and a winning message that focuses on the needs and demands of working families across America who have been left behind in Republicans’ priorities,” Gillibrand and Schumer said in a joint statement.

POLITICO Playbook

• The DSCC is pumping a $40 million investment into organizing, research and voter contact across 10 states as the party looks to take back control of the upper chamber, POLITICO’s Jessica Piper reports. The effort, branded as “Win The Senate” and shared first with POLITICO, includes seven states where Democrats are on offense — Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Texas, Iowa and Florida — along with three where the party is playing defense — Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire.

National Journal Hotline: Democrats book $40 million organizing investment

• The DSCC “announced it is spending $40 million on organizing, research and voter contact across 10 states as the party looks to take back control of the upper chamber.” The “Win the Senate” effort will invest in seven pickup opportunities—Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas—and three defensive states—Georgia, Michigan, and New Hampshire. “The funds aren’t going toward expensive ad buys, but instead on-the-ground staff, new offices, volunteer programs and outreach to groups including Latino, Black and Alaska Native voters.” (Politico)

Newsweek’s Midterms Monitor

• The news cycle might be slow, but the money is moving fast. Yesterday, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced a $40 million investment effort. States receiving these dollars include Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Texas, and Florida. I mention Florida last because it’s new to the list, a sign that Democrats are growing increasingly optimistic about their odds this cycle. 
• […] Florida could be due for a rating change. Alex Vindman […] has outraised Senator Ashley Moody $14.4 million to $10.8 million, and boasts the sort of national security credentials that win swing voters. 
• […] the DSCC investment and Vindman’s fundraising numbers are telling about where the momentum lies less than 100 days from November 3. 

Semafor’s Burgess Everett: DSCC announces $40M investment in 10 states for political infrastructure; shows how the party committees can spend big on other things with the candidates/super PACs doing a lot of the ad spending

Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Florida, Michigan, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Texas and Ohio

CNN’s Patrick Svitek: DSCC announces it’s sending $40 million to 10 states as part of a program to help build infrastructure: Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio and Texas

ABC News’ Hannah Demissie: The @dscc announced this morning a $40 million investment into ten of the major Senate races.

“The investment includes voter contact and organizing programs, state infrastructure, and Republican accountability work,” the press release read.

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