John — the biggest news yet in the fight for Congress just broke in POLITICO. We hope you’ll give us a moment to explain.
In 2022, GOP Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and his personally aligned super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, poured $30 million into California, knowing that Republicans’ path to the House majority ran right through the Golden State.
They were right. That’s why the news just out of POLITICO is so alarming: at the direction of Speaker Mike Johnson, this GOP super PAC is MATCHING last cycle’s $30 million advertising blitz as just a “first round” investment in California.
The worst thing we can do right now is to tune out California, John. The honest truth is we can’t control Congress without it. And as we’ve seen the past two years, it makes a BIG difference when it comes to legislation that Adam and his colleagues can get passed.
John, California’s seven marquee House races alone are enough to determine the House majority for the entire country. We HAVE to respond to this onslaught of GOP advertising, drive voter turnout down-ballot, and win these races. Rush $3 to Adam’s campaign to help us respond.
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POLITICO reported that the
GOP’s Congressional Leadership Fund has booked “more time in California than any other state” — and noted that “Republicans are largely playing defense” in multiple GOP-controlled House districts won by Joe Biden.
But learning our lesson from 2022 is essential if we are going to take back the House, John:
“California was an unexpected bright spot for the GOP as it won a slim majority in the House…Republicans had a clear advantage on the airwaves after Democratic groups largely abandoned the pricey Los Angeles media market…In 2022, House Majority PAC, the Democrats’ primary House super PAC, spent $11 million on advertising in California… a third of Congressional Leadership Fund’s on-air spending.”
From the Central Valley seats won by Joe Biden in 2020, to the expensive Los Angeles media market, to defending the open Orange County seat, California will have the greatest impact on the House majority — and the resources we build now will have a direct impact on driving voter turnout down the ballot.
We hope this explanation shows just how critical these California House races are, John — because they could be the difference between a Democratic or MAGA majority when it’s time to certify the result of the election next January. John, your support right now is critical to helping Adam flip the House and defend our democracy from Donald Trump’s MAGA extremists. Chip in:
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