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Democrats hoping to flip House not just trash-talking Trump

Continued from Front care law that Republicans ties want their children to
have worked to undo. have job opportunities in
Attacking the Republican Talk of a Democratic blue the communities that they
president hard just isn’t wave is overblown, ac- grew up in,” Clark said.
necessarily a winning play cording to Matt Gorman, While defeating Trump
in Illinois’ 14th congressional communication director may galvanize the Demo-
district, said Underwood, for the National Republican cratic faithful, the party is
who served as an adviser to Congressional Committee. still fumbling for a wider uni-
the Department of Health He said the committee — fying message, according
and Human Services un- which has its own “Young to Tobe Berkovitz, a Boston
der Democratic President Guns” program — is raising University professor and for-
Barack Obama. impressive sums and has mer political media consul-
“I don’t talk about him that battle-tested incumbents tant.
much. He has a higher ap- who know they’re going to And Democrats may have
proval rating than my con- be targets. trouble finding issues, local
gressman does, so we talk Gorman said the NRCC is or not, for voters to latch
about our congressman,” also urging candidates to onto in November.
said Underwood, who’s run on local issues and not “The problem is that un-
hoping to oust incumbent In this Jan. 12, 2017, file photo, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., focus on the latest head- employment is low, eco-
Republican Rep. Randy speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. lines on cable new or Twit- nomic confidence is rela-
Hultgren in a district that Clark is helping lead the Democrats’ effort to pick up the 23 ter. He said polling shows tively high, so to tell people
narrowly backed Trump seats needed to regain control of the House in the 2018 midterm the party is in better shape you’ve never had it so bad
election.
two years ago. Associated Press than many assume. when compared to eight
Other Democrats aiming to “This is going to be a fight years ago they’ve got it
flip House seats say they’re assist candidates with a came from Ecuador as an and certainly we’re going pretty good, that’s sort of
also trying to zero in on poli- range of tasks — from tap- immigrant with her mother, to work like we’re 10 points also a tough road to hoe,”
cy more than the president. ping into a national donor said Florida’s 26th Congres- down as we do every day, he said.
The Democratic Congres- base to aiding with the ba- sional District — the state’s but for the bedwetters out “The Democrats may have
sional Campaign Commit- sic mechanics of building a southernmost district — is there who are claiming history on the side. The
tee has its hopes pinned on campaign. one of the most vulner- that all hope is loss I would question is A, will they blow
50-plus candidates looking But he warned that trash- able for Republicans in the encourage them to actu- it? And B, is Trump such an
to upend enough seats — talking Trump will get a country. She pointed to a ally look at the data,” he anomaly that history is be-
23 — to wrest control of the candidate only so far. 16-point win by Hillary Clin- said. “It’s simple math.” ing rewritten?”
chamber from the GOP for “What candidates ought ton there in 2016. The seat Democratic Rep. Katherine Roxane Pirayesh, a 32-year-
the first time in eight years. to be doing is talking about is currently held by Repub- Clark, who is also heading old from Sacramento, Cali-
Republicans have their that crowded freeway that lican Rep. Carlos Curbelo. up the DCCC’s “Red to fornia, who works for an
own plan to retain control, they need to get additional While Mucarsel-Powell Blue” initiative, said many education nonprofit, said
but Democrats are bank- funds to widen or addition- doesn’t shy away from talk- candidates she’s been in the end, the pitch from
ing they have more than al funds to provide mass ing about Trump, she says working with are more ea- Democrats has to be more
just both momentum and transit for, or that lake that she’s more focused on the ger to dig into what’s on than just an anti-Trump
history on their side. is becoming polluted and struggles of local residents. the minds of voters than drumbeat — and she’s not
U.S. Rep. Denny Heck is they need the EPA to step “They don’t have access taking swipes at Trump. sure everyone’s gotten the
helping lead the effort to up,” Heck said. to health care. They don’t “They’re not concerned message.
flip the House. The Wash- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is have good quality educa- with talking about Donald “I think that’s probably the
ington Democrat said the also on the “Red to Blue” tion,” she said, adding that Trump as much as they are biggest flaw coming out of
Democratic Congressional list. tens of thousands depend about talking about how the Democratic Party,” she
Campaign Committee can Mucarsel-Powell, who on the Obama 2010 health people in their communi- said.q