Republicans double down on unseating Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) chairman Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) as his committee tries a last-ditch attempt to save him.
New York’s Seventeenth Congressional District from “Lean Democrat” to “Toss Up,” the publication’s editor explained that the defeat would be historic since “a sitting DCCC/NRCC chair has not lost reelection since 1992 , and hasn’t lost a general election since 1980, when DCCC Chair Jim Corman lost in California.”
If the Republicans can successfully unseat Maloney, it will play a key role in helping out their larger goal of needing to net five seats to win back a GOP majority and oust Rep. Nancy Pelosi from her speakership.This midterm election will be the second time the Republicans are attempting to take back the majority from the Democrats after they lost it in 2018 — the first time in eight years.
For Republicans, winning the majority will require a net gain of only five seats in November, and much is on the line in both the House and the U.S. Senate, where they only need to net one seat. Republicans winning either one could mean the Democrats and President Joe Biden will have more difficulty passing their agenda items before the next presidential election.