DCCC chief Steve Israel plans a campaign to squeeze targetedRepublican lawmakers on guns and the minimum wage. Greg Sargent at the Washington Post interviewed Steve Israel, the chief of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Thursday and was told that the party's candidates for the House will run aggressively on reducing gun violence and on the minimum wage:
'Both the minimum wage and reducing gun violence are priority issues in the districts we need to win,' Israel said. 'Both are a reminder to suburban independent voters that House Republicans are extreme, and out of touch. On both, House Republicans have rejected solutions and have embraced obstructionism, turning their backs on millions of hard working American families.' Israel said Dems would use both issues in TV advertising against GOP candidates. [...]The dwindling number of swing districts, thanks in great part to the ferocious Republican gerrymandering after the 2010 Census, means Democrats need to win a broader swath of the popular vote nationwide if the party is to win the 17 seats needed to gain a majority in the House in 2014.'Israel said Dems planned to aggressively contrast GOP opposition to raising the minimum wage with the party's refusal to raise new revenues via closing loopholes enjoyed by the rich and corporations.
Asked to respond to the GOP argument that guns, for example, won't resonate with voters preoccupied with the economy, Israel replied: 'If you believe you can win elections in suburban districts by putting the NRA ahead of the safety of families, then you're making a big mistake.'Gun-control measures have been getting a lot of push from Democrats since the 12/14 Newtown, Connecticut, slaughter. The new advocacy group Organizing for America launched its first major project Friday: targeting 13 Republicans with online ads and an array of events over the issue universal background checks for gun purchases. Continue reading below the fold for more analysis on this subject.
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