The prospects for a Democratic takeover of the House this November are steadily increasing slowly but surely. Earlier this month, Cook Political Report moved another 13 congressional districts in the direction of Democrats and now they have softened the GOP's position in seven more after reviewing new FEC fundraising reports.
The newest FEC filings spell danger for Republicans. In the most recent fundraising period, Democrats outraised Republicans in at least 60 GOP-held seats, more than twice the 23 seats Democrats need for a majority. Meanwhile, the reverse is true in just five Democratic-held seats. That's going to force the NRCC and Congressional Leadership Fund to bail out a lot of cash-strapped GOP candidates come the fall.
Republicans were already sucking wind and now their chief fundraiser, Paul Ryan, is already signaling "game over" with his early retirement announcement. Here's the seven ratings changes, which include the April 24 special election to replace Arizona GOP Rep. Trent Franks.
- AZ-08: VACANT (Franks) | Solid R to Likely R
- AR-02: Hill | Likely R to Lean R
- IL-14: Hultgren | Likely R to Lean R
- MI-01: Bergman | Solid R to Likely R
- OH-14: Joyce | Solid R to Likely R
- SC-05: Norman | Solid R to Likely R
- VA-05: Garrett | Likely R to Lean R
Check out the FEC fundraising reports below.
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First, the GOP-held seats where Democrats outraised Republicans (sorry about the font size!). You can always head over to Cook Political.
More GOP-held seats:
And the Democratic held seats ...