House Democrats forced to make tough choices with limited midterm cash
House Democrats' main super PAC is winding down its spending in several races where the party has struggled to make headway despite national trends working in their favor .
Why it matters: Democrats' ambitions of winning heavily Republican districts are running into the reality of finite resources at the end of a long and expensive midterm campaign.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and its corresponding super PAC, House Majority PAC, have struggled to keep pace with their GOP counterparts' monster fundraising this cycle.
Republicans also have the bonus advantage of a network of cash-rich outside groups, namely President Trump's MAGA Inc. and Elon Musk's America PAC .
Driving the news: HMP pulled back its spending this week in three Republican-leaning districts, according to AdImpact and a source familiar with the matter.
TN-05: Democrats were bullish about their star recruit, Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder, until redistricting made the district redder and embattled Rep.
Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) lost his primary to former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher .
HMP has drawn down its ad reservations in the district from nearly $1.6 million this month to a little over $500,000 as of Monday.
Trump carried the newly reconstituted 5th district by 21 percentage points in 2024.
Cook Political Report rates the race as "solidly Republican." FL-07: Facing a situation similar to Tennessee, Democrats liked their odds of unseating scandal-tarred Rep.
Cory Mills (R-Fla.), who lost his primary to former local news anchor Ryan Elijah.
Like Molder, Democratic candidate Bale Dalton, a former NASA chief of staff, was a top DCCC recruit and is part of the committee's coveted "Red to Blue" program.
HMP essentially halved its investment in the district on Monday, cutting ad reservations from $3.9 million to just $1.95 million.
Cook rates the race as "likely Republican," though a poll released by the DCCC on Tuesday had the two candidates tied at 45% each.
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