IN THE STATES: ‘The Democratic Resistance is Down Ballot’ 

The DLCC is taking momentum from overperformances into the majority-making special election in battleground Pennsylvania tomorrow 

WASHINGTON — State Democrats’ next opportunity to protect a majority and rebuke the chaos in Washington is tomorrow, and Politico covered this high-stakes Pennsylvania House special and Democrats’ overperformance in state legislative elections this year. There are no off-years in state legislatures and the DLCC takes every opportunity to defend and build Democratic power in competitive special elections which are empowering Democrats to rebuke GOP extremism. 

Read more about tomorrow’s majority-deciding special election and how the DLCC is notching key wins here:

• “A string of recent wins in legislative special elections across the country has led to some optimism for Democrats, and a race taking place Tuesday in Pennsylvania is next on the list.”

• “If Democrats win — and the odds are in their favor, though special elections are finicky and tough to predict — it would be the 5th time a down ballot Democrat has won a majority-deciding race since January. The first test of the year was in Virginia, where Democrats held on to one-seat majorities in each of the legislature’s chambers.”

• “Even as Democrats face big questions about their direction and messaging in the second Trump era, the party is using the races to signal that it still has some momentum after being locked out of power in Washington.”

• “‘State Democrats have been over performing in specials this year because voters trust them to put working families’ needs above the chaos and dysfunction fueled by Trump and Republicans in Washington,’ said Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee President Heather Williams, in a statement.”

• “While Democrats were expected to win many of the down ballot races so far, there were some shockers, too, that point to momentum for the party. In Iowa, the party flipped a Senate seat in a district President Donald Trump dominated, and the recent Minnesota special election saw record turnout.”

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