Deep-blue New York and California may hold the keys for Republicans to keep their tenuous five-seat majority in the House of Representatives — but the party faces an uphill battle navigating seemingly hostile terrain in 2024.
GOP operatives in both states dismissed Democrats' bullishness, saying it was too early to sound Republicans' death knell. Republicans underscored the biographic and racial diversity of the lawmakers running for reelection along with the lawmakers' strong fundraising, buoyed by impressive first quarter hauls and expected hefty outside support.
Rep. David Valadao poses during a ceremonial re-enactment of his swearing-in ceremony in the Rayburn Room on Capitol Hill, Jan. 6, 2015.Other Republicans, though, are already wringing their hands over the impact the presidential race will have on their defensive priorities -- particularly if Trump tops the ticket.
And no amount of branding knowhow is expected to dissuade Democrats from deploying an onslaught of attacks. That blitzkrieg is forcing a shift in strategy for the state GOP, with party leaders urging Republicans to look beyond candidates' unique brands and allocate resources as effectively a team sport. New York and California are both hosting Senate races that ordinarily would be uphill climbs, particularly in presidential years.
However, it now appears that the priority is having someone face her who can simply tamp down her margin of victory, with the focus instead on finding a candidate who can replicate Zeldin's coattails to lift up down-ballot candidates. GOP officials also appear to be discerning among the House seats, with a new fundraising vehicle set up to send money to several House Republicans in New York -- except Santos, who isU.S. Representative George Santos poses for a portrait while looking out from the window of his office in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2023.
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