Senate Democrats go big in red states
The party is devoting millions to competitive Senate races in North Carolina and Missouri, but scales back in Ohio and Florida.
By Burgess Everett
09/16/16 04:18 PM EDT
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With the battle for the Senate tighter than ever, Senate Democrats are infusing millions of dollars more in conservative-leaning states and pulling back further from the traditional battlegrounds of Ohio and Florida, an official familiar with the moves told POLITICO on Friday.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is bolstering its ad campaign in North Carolina, Missouri and Indiana this fall as it seeks to knock off two incumbents and get former Sen. Evan Bayh across the finish line in Indiana. The committee is also scaling back significantly its effort to defeat GOP Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio and Marco Rubio of Florida, ceding ground in those expensive states.
The DSCC is investing $4.2 million more in North Carolina and $2 million in Missouri, giving the party significant footholds in its efforts to oust Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the party official said. Democrats have now invested $6.7 million in North Carolina and $3.5 million in Missouri in the past week, a major play in two states that lean Republican.
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