| The DCCC has reserved $35 million in 31 congressional districts nationwide. While $22.5 million of the $35 million is allocated to seats currently held by Republicans, the only Texas seats in the buy are held by incumbent Democrats Nick Lampson and Ciro Rodriguez. The buy in Lampson's district is one of five nationwide that is over $1 million, which could be a product of the expensive Houston media market as much as anything else. Ciro Rodriguez will have $707,000 worth of ads in his district. Ideally, I would have liked to see the DCCC make buys to support both Larry Joe Doherty and Michael Skelly. The reality is that, at this point, the high costs of running ads in the Houston area (coupled with the fact that Doherty's district spans both the Austin and Houston media markets) means the DCCC may continue to focus only on Lampson and Rodriguez. The quickest way to change that, however, and to show the DCCC that both Doherty and Skelly are extremely viable candidates is to contribute to them. It was Skelly's stellar fundraising numbers that allowed him to make the DCCC's Red to Blue List, as KT reported last month. Support Larry Joe Doherty and Michael Skelly today. For the entire list of targeted congressional races, join us after the jump. |
