Democrats say ‘wind at our backs’ in battle for House
The chairman of Democratic efforts to retake the House this fall said his party doesn’t have the seats locked up but is nipping at the heels of the GOP majority.
“A year ago, we had a gale force wind running against us,” Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said Wednesday. “Now, we have a nice wind at our backs.”
Democrats need 25 seats to retake the majority and rolled out their list of battleground races. Polls give Congress dismal approval ratings, but show Republicans faring worse than Democrats.
House Republicans say they believe they’ll retain the majority.
Neither party appears so far to have achieved a political advantage as state redistricting efforts drew new district boundaries after the 2010 census.
lmascaro@tribune.com
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