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Speaker 2: And joining us now here on Bloomberg TV and Radio
Speaker 2: as we broadcast live from Chicago is Democratic Congresswoman Susan
Speaker 2: del Bene of Washington. She is chair of the Democratic
Speaker 2: Congressional Campaign Committee D Triple C. It is essentially your job, congresswomen,
Speaker 2: to get as many Democrats in that House as possible. Clearly,
Speaker 2: as we've seen in the data, you have more money
Speaker 2: in the bank. It does feel like the energy here
Speaker 2: in Chicago may provide something of a wind at your backs.
Speaker 2: How many seats do you think Democrats can safely target
Speaker 2: to flip down?
Speaker 3: Well, we need to net four more seats to take
Speaker 3: back the majority. So that is a key number. In fact,
Speaker 3: we have some pins out there that say four more
Speaker 3: and twenty four. We need four more seats to take
Speaker 3: back the devils to make King Jeffries the Speaker of
Speaker 3: the House. So we are working hard across the country.
Speaker 3: We have thirty candidates we call them are red to
Speaker 3: blue candidates, so they are looking to either keep open
Speaker 3: seats that we have or flip seats and so incredible opportunities.
Speaker 3: And they're in New York and California and Iowa, Nebraska,
Speaker 3: and Pennsylvania and Alabama, so all over the country of
Speaker 3: incredible opportunities, and we want a strong governing majority, so
Speaker 3: we're going to work hard to win as many as
Speaker 3: we can.
Speaker 4: Well, suddenly that seems like a real possibility that in
Speaker 4: a way did not four or five weeks ago. And
Speaker 4: the reporting has been pretty consistent that after the debate,
Speaker 4: the presidential debate, it was House members who started to
Speaker 4: fear the ramifications of Joe Biden staying in this race.
Speaker 4: It was Joe Biden's realization that losing the House in
Speaker 4: this next election was not an option. What does that
Speaker 4: say about the royyer chamber is playing here in the
Speaker 4: Democratic Party and his decision to leave the race.
Speaker 3: Well, we've been running ahead this whole cycle. People have
Speaker 3: seen the chaos that dysfunctioned in extremism on the Republican side,
Speaker 3: and it's nowhere a better example than the House of
Speaker 3: Representatives where he had speaker elections and then kicking out
Speaker 3: there our own speaker. The ongoing challenge that they've had
Speaker 3: to respond the government. But we've been in an incredible
Speaker 3: position and had strong support across the country, So our
Speaker 3: candidates have been running ahead They've had strong fundraising throughout
Speaker 3: this cycle, and our candidates and our concumbents are out
Speaker 3: raising their Republican counterparts, and at the d tb Z,
Speaker 3: we're out raising our Republican counterparts too. So we just
Speaker 3: raised seventeen point six million dollars last month, six million
Speaker 3: more than the Republicans. We have more cash on hand,
Speaker 3: so we're in a strong position. And when you take
Speaker 3: all the energy and enthusiasm that you see here in Chicago,
Speaker 3: you see that on the ground all across the country.
Speaker 3: Volunteers churning out to help knock on doors, to make
Speaker 3: phone calls. There's a huge amount of energy and enthusiasm
Speaker 3: and we're seen in every part of the country and
Speaker 3: that's going to be key to helping us win well.
Speaker 2: And we've been paying attention to a few specific demographic groups,
Speaker 2: the idea that Latino and blackfool may be more enthusiastic
Speaker 2: now suburban women as well. We actually spoke earlier today
Speaker 2: with Tara setmey Or. She is CEO of the Seneca
Speaker 2: Project who was trying to get women elected Kamala Harris specifically,
Speaker 2: and she had this to say about mobilizing that vote.
Speaker 1: The fact that the Republicans chose a ticket that wasn't
Speaker 1: exactly friendly to women's needs or rights, and that they're
Speaker 1: taking that for granted and almost disrespectfully insulting women like this,
Speaker 1: They're almost doing our job for us as far as
Speaker 1: messaging is concerned, because women can see through this. They
Speaker 1: can see through the insults, They see through the childless
Speaker 1: cat lady comments. And you know, every week it's a
Speaker 1: different set of insults for women, different demographics of women,
Speaker 1: and that mobilizes women.
Speaker 2: How is the DTL see looking at trying to target
Speaker 2: and mobilize that specific group of voters.
Speaker 3: Well, absolutely, she's right. They are making the case and
Speaker 3: they've made the case since the Dobbs decision. They trying
Speaker 3: to take away reproductive freedom across the country. They want
Speaker 3: a national abortion ban, So that alone has been mobilizing women.
Speaker 3: We've heard the terrible stories of women being denied basic
Speaker 3: health care, so women are energized. We know in special
Speaker 3: elections since November of twenty twenty two, when abortion has
Speaker 3: been on the ballot, Democrats have turned out and we've
Speaker 3: seen increased democratic performance and we've won even in places
Speaker 3: like Kansas and Ohio and Virginia. In a special election
Speaker 3: in New York three where we gained one more seat.
Speaker 3: Even in Alabama where a state legislative race, a seat
Speaker 3: that was very red flipped to a Democrat after that
Speaker 3: Supreme Court IVF decision. They're strong. So that was a
Speaker 3: thirty point swing, by the way, strong support. So we
Speaker 3: know abortion is going to be on the ballot in
Speaker 3: many of our battleground states across the country Florida, Arizona,
Speaker 3: New York. These are going to be This is really
Speaker 3: going to be critical for folks because when we are
Speaker 3: going to turn out, but people across the country this
Speaker 3: is a critical issue and voters are with us on this.
Speaker 3: So we're going to see enthusiasm and turn out across
Speaker 3: the country. And again another reason why we're in a
Speaker 3: very strong position.
Speaker 4: You spoke at the convention last night at the DNC
Speaker 4: here sounding pretty optimistic about your odds for taking back
Speaker 4: the House. Here's what she said.
Speaker 3: In twenty twenty two, we came within seven thousand votes
Speaker 3: of the majority. So it's within our power to win
Speaker 3: these critical races. This election is about our rights, our freedoms,
Speaker 3: our democracy, and our future.
Speaker 4: I want you to walk us down ballot or maybe
Speaker 4: across the map is a better way to see it
Speaker 4: here Because we spend so much time talking about the
Speaker 4: presidential race and these seven states in a world in
Speaker 4: which none of the others matter. How much more complicated
Speaker 4: is the calculation for someone like yourself, as Kaylee said,
Speaker 4: tasked with getting how members elected? Because your map looks
Speaker 4: a lot different than the presidential race, how local does
Speaker 4: it get? How different is that exercise?
Speaker 3: It's a great question and is very Different'll think about
Speaker 3: the presidential which is very focused on swing states, or
Speaker 3: the Senate, where it is very focused on a few
Speaker 3: races because they aren't all up every but we are
Speaker 3: up every two years. So our map is over sixty
Speaker 3: seats across the country, and we are we have important
Speaker 3: races in states that are blue, like New York and California.
Speaker 3: We also have opportunities in swing districts if you look
Speaker 3: at places like Michigan or Arizona. But we also have
Speaker 3: states like Iowa and Nebraska, Montana where we have opportunities
Speaker 3: to pick up seats, even Alabama, So we're everywhere across
Speaker 3: the country. Absolutely, Our candidates are focused on the issues
Speaker 3: of these districts, and we have independent thinkers folks who
Speaker 3: are very results oriented running all across the country, and
Speaker 3: you know that is a big difference between the House
Speaker 3: and some of the other races, and definitely the presidential
Speaker 3: it will be very local. We've got a lot of
Speaker 3: races and incredible candidates, and so they are talking to
Speaker 3: folks in their districts, talking about the issues that matter.
Speaker 3: They want to come back to Congress to govern.
Speaker 2: Well, so as we talk about your fundraising and the
Speaker 2: idea that you are out raising your Republican counterparts when
Speaker 2: it's so many races, once you spread that money out,
Speaker 2: maybe it's just a lot that it has to go
Speaker 2: a very long way. We've had a few conversations about
Speaker 2: the sudden burst of fundraising we've seen after Harris has
Speaker 2: entered the race. Do you worry that that's going to
Speaker 2: tape or off or do you think this pace of
Speaker 2: donation is sustainable.
Speaker 3: Well, you know, we've been running ahead this entire cycle.
Speaker 3: So we've had strong fundraising and been out raising Republicans
Speaker 3: for the House because people know how close we are
Speaker 3: to taking back the majority. But we had our biggest
Speaker 3: online fundraising day after Vice President Harris anounced their candidacy.
Speaker 3: What about really see more and more momentum. And it's
Speaker 3: not only to the committee, the d trible C, but
Speaker 3: also to our candidates. I mean they are outraising their
Speaker 3: opponents too, so important because those resources are critical for
Speaker 3: their races. We can support them, but they are also
Speaker 3: doing a great job directly themselves.
Speaker 4: Well, and you're running back into the hall, have a
Speaker 4: fun night tonight, have the pressure of speaking this time.
Speaker 3: You just get exactly makes a little easier.
Speaker 4: I'm sure that's true. Democratic Congressman Susan del Bene of Washington.
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