'Fiction': House Republican campaign chair dismisses Democrats’ expanding GOP target map
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Emboldened congressional Democrats are expanding their battleground map for this year's midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their razor-thin majority in the House.
But the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) chairman, Rep. Richard Hudson, isn't buying it.
"I mean, I've read fiction my whole life, and I recognize it when I see it," Hudson said in an exclusive with Fox News.
Republicans currently control the House 218-214, with two right-tilting districts and one left-leaning seat currently vacant. Democrats need a net gain of just three seats in the midterms to win back the majority for the first time in four years.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS ON OFFENSE: EXPAND GOP TARGET LIST
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) this week added five more offensive opportunities in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, South Carolina and Virginia to their list of what they consider are vulnerable Republican-held House districts.
That brings the total number of districts Democrats are hoping to flip to 44. The DCCC notes that all five of the new districts they're adding to their list of "offensive targets" were carried by President Donald Trump by 13 points or fewer in the 2024 elections.
FOX NEWS POLL: AN EARLY LOOK AT THE 2026 MIDTERMS
"Democrats are on offense, and our map reflects the fact that everyday Americans are tired of Republicans’ broken promises and ready for change in Congress," DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene emphasized earlier this week.
And DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton told Fox News Digital, "In a political environment where Democrats are overperforming by more than 17 points in congressional special elections, it’s pretty clear we’re poised to re-take the majority. Momentum and the American people are on our side while Republicans are running scared."
Asked about the DCCC's move, Hudson scoffed.
"They've got to have a list they can present to their donors," he said as he pointed to the DCCC. "But it's not realistic. I mean, if you look at the map, there are very few seats up for grabs, and the majority of those seats are held by Democrats, but they're seats that Donald Trump has carried or came very close....if you look at the seats that we'll be competing for this fall. They're they're all favoring Republicans."
The House GOP campaign chair added, "If you look at the map, it's a Republican map. We just got to go out and win those races."
The move by the DCCC comes as Democrats are energized, despite the party's polling woes. Democrats, thanks to their laser focus on affordability amid persistent inflation, scored decisive …
Same show, different day.
Emboldened congressional Democrats are expanding their battleground map for this year's midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their razor-thin majority in the House.
But the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) chairman, Rep. Richard Hudson, isn't buying it.
"I mean, I've read fiction my whole life, and I recognize it when I see it," Hudson said in an exclusive with Fox News.
Republicans currently control the House 218-214, with two right-tilting districts and one left-leaning seat currently vacant. Democrats need a net gain of just three seats in the midterms to win back the majority for the first time in four years.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS ON OFFENSE: EXPAND GOP TARGET LIST
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) this week added five more offensive opportunities in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, South Carolina and Virginia to their list of what they consider are vulnerable Republican-held House districts.
That brings the total number of districts Democrats are hoping to flip to 44. The DCCC notes that all five of the new districts they're adding to their list of "offensive targets" were carried by President Donald Trump by 13 points or fewer in the 2024 elections.
FOX NEWS POLL: AN EARLY LOOK AT THE 2026 MIDTERMS
"Democrats are on offense, and our map reflects the fact that everyday Americans are tired of Republicans’ broken promises and ready for change in Congress," DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene emphasized earlier this week.
And DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton told Fox News Digital, "In a political environment where Democrats are overperforming by more than 17 points in congressional special elections, it’s pretty clear we’re poised to re-take the majority. Momentum and the American people are on our side while Republicans are running scared."
Asked about the DCCC's move, Hudson scoffed.
"They've got to have a list they can present to their donors," he said as he pointed to the DCCC. "But it's not realistic. I mean, if you look at the map, there are very few seats up for grabs, and the majority of those seats are held by Democrats, but they're seats that Donald Trump has carried or came very close....if you look at the seats that we'll be competing for this fall. They're they're all favoring Republicans."
The House GOP campaign chair added, "If you look at the map, it's a Republican map. We just got to go out and win those races."
The move by the DCCC comes as Democrats are energized, despite the party's polling woes. Democrats, thanks to their laser focus on affordability amid persistent inflation, scored decisive …
'Fiction': House Republican campaign chair dismisses Democrats’ expanding GOP target map
Same show, different day.
Emboldened congressional Democrats are expanding their battleground map for this year's midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their razor-thin majority in the House.
But the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) chairman, Rep. Richard Hudson, isn't buying it.
"I mean, I've read fiction my whole life, and I recognize it when I see it," Hudson said in an exclusive with Fox News.
Republicans currently control the House 218-214, with two right-tilting districts and one left-leaning seat currently vacant. Democrats need a net gain of just three seats in the midterms to win back the majority for the first time in four years.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS ON OFFENSE: EXPAND GOP TARGET LIST
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) this week added five more offensive opportunities in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, South Carolina and Virginia to their list of what they consider are vulnerable Republican-held House districts.
That brings the total number of districts Democrats are hoping to flip to 44. The DCCC notes that all five of the new districts they're adding to their list of "offensive targets" were carried by President Donald Trump by 13 points or fewer in the 2024 elections.
FOX NEWS POLL: AN EARLY LOOK AT THE 2026 MIDTERMS
"Democrats are on offense, and our map reflects the fact that everyday Americans are tired of Republicans’ broken promises and ready for change in Congress," DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene emphasized earlier this week.
And DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton told Fox News Digital, "In a political environment where Democrats are overperforming by more than 17 points in congressional special elections, it’s pretty clear we’re poised to re-take the majority. Momentum and the American people are on our side while Republicans are running scared."
Asked about the DCCC's move, Hudson scoffed.
"They've got to have a list they can present to their donors," he said as he pointed to the DCCC. "But it's not realistic. I mean, if you look at the map, there are very few seats up for grabs, and the majority of those seats are held by Democrats, but they're seats that Donald Trump has carried or came very close....if you look at the seats that we'll be competing for this fall. They're they're all favoring Republicans."
The House GOP campaign chair added, "If you look at the map, it's a Republican map. We just got to go out and win those races."
The move by the DCCC comes as Democrats are energized, despite the party's polling woes. Democrats, thanks to their laser focus on affordability amid persistent inflation, scored decisive …
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