Morning Digest: The House battleground has moved deep into Trump turf
Morning Digest: The House battleground has moved deep into Trump turf We look at three longtime GOP districts that are seeing heavy spending David Nir and Jeff Singer Oct 8 Minnesota Democrat Jake Johnson (credit: Jake Johnson Facebook) Leading Off MN-01, OH-15, NV-02 Both parties are spending heavily in House districts that Donald Trump carried by double digits, broadening the battlefield to include turf that Democrats have not seriously contested in many years. The players on these expanded front lines include groups beyond the usual suspects, such as the DCCC and NRCC . One notable participant is Your Community PAC, a Democratic-aligned group that has spent $1.5 million since the start of September in Minnesota’s 1st District to help Democrat Jake Johnson unseat Republican Rep. Brad Finstad. This outlay represents nearly all of the independent expenditures the FEC has tracked from either side as of Thursday, though Republicans are reportedly deploying resources as well. Pun...
