The Democrats are gearing up for their next fight. They’re armed to the teeth this time around.
And these radical Leftists are targeting top Republicans through a vicious attack.
House Democrats Set Sights on GOP Seats in Bold 2026 Midterm Push
With an eye on reclaiming the House majority, the campaign arm of House Democrats has zeroed in on 35 Republican-held seats as prime targets for the 2026 midterm elections. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) rolled out its first wave of battleground districts on Tuesday, pairing the announcement with a fundraising drive to bolster the party’s future nominees in these competitive races.
The DCCC framed the move as a clear signal of intent, declaring that “Democrats are on offense and poised to win the majority in 2026.” This aggressive stance comes hot on the heels of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) unveiling its own target list three weeks ago, which spotlighted 26 Democratic-held districts for the GOP to flip.
Currently, Republicans cling to a fragile 220-215 edge in the House, a margin that could tighten further as the chamber fills its vacant seats. DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington didn’t mince words in her critique of the GOP, accusing them of fumbling the ball on key issues.
“House Republicans are running scared, and they should be,” she said in a statement. “They’re tanking the economy, gutting Medicaid, abandoning our veterans, and making everything more expensive. In short, they’ve lost the trust of their constituents, and it’s going to cost them the majority.”
Despite the Democratic Party’s bruising losses in November—surrendering the White House and the Senate—House Democrats managed to chip away at the GOP’s grip on the lower chamber. The DCCC touted its 2026 target map as a sign of shifting tides, noting it’s “more expansive than at the start of the 2024 cycle, reflecting a political environment of eroding public support for House Republicans.”
Fueling their optimism, Democrats point to recent election wins in Wisconsin and Florida as proof that their base is fired up and ready to push back against President Donald Trump’s polarizing early moves in his second term.
The DCCC called those contests a preview of the energy they expect to carry into next year’s midterms. They also took aim at the House GOP, arguing that their “refusal to stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk threatens the health care benefits and income security millions of Americans have earned, makes our country less safe, and has sent our economy into a tailspin.”
DelBene piled on, jabbing at the NRCC’s earlier advice to its members to dodge town halls. “House Republicans are so scared, they’ve decided to hide from the public,” she claimed.
The DCCC’s hit list spans the country, targeting seats held by the likes of Rep. Nick Begich (AK-AL) in Alaska, Reps. David Schweikert (AZ-01), Eli Crane (AZ-02), and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) in Arizona, and a trio of California Republicans—Reps. David Valadao (CA-22), Young Kim (CA-40), and Ken Calvert (CA-41).
The roster also includes Rep. Gabe Evans (CO-08) in Colorado, three Florida reps—Cory Mills (FL-07), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27)—and a handful of others stretching from Iowa to Wisconsin.
To jumpstart the effort, the DCCC launched nominee fund pages, a tool they say lets “grassroots donors contribute now so that resources are available to the eventual Democratic nominee in these Districts in Play.”
Republicans, however, aren’t sweating it—at least not publicly. The party in power typically faces stiff challenges in midterms, but NRCC Chair Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina sees a path to holding the line.
In a Monday chat with Fox News Digital, he noted, “If you look at the landscape for the 2026 election, there are only three Republicans in districts that [former vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee] Kamala Harris carried, but there are 13 Democrats in seats that Donald Trump carried, and half of those are majority Hispanic districts that President Trump has really put in play for us.”
The NRCC also finds hope in a wave of House Democrats eyeing statewide runs in 2026 instead of defending their seats. Hudson called it a golden opportunity.
“It’s much easier to win an open seat than a seat with a Democrat incumbent who’s entrenched,” he said. “I think it’s incredibly helpful, and I think you’re going to see a whole lot more Democrats running for other offices and retiring.”
As both sides dig in, the 2026 midterms are shaping up to be a high-stakes showdown, with control of the House hanging in the balance.
Stay tuned to The Federalist Wire.
