Democrats believe they’ve ‘gone from a gale force wind against us to a sustained breeze at our backs’
“TO: Democratic Colleagues … FROM: DCCC Chairman Steve Israel … … Voters are connecting with Democrats’ message about reigniting the American Dream. They know we are fighting for them, not tax loopholes. They know that we will protect Medicare and Social Security, and that we are working to help small businesses … [W]e need 25 seats to win the Majority. The good news is that this is doable. … There are 62 seats President Obama won now held by Republicans, 19 of those are districts won by both President Obama and Senator Kerry. Using conservative math, if we win 10 of the 19 Obama-Kerry districts and 15 of the remaining Obama districts, Democrats would win 25 seats and the Majority – and that’s before we target a single McCain district. … We have gone from a gale force wind against us to a sustained breeze at our backs.”
