A new labor-backed coalition is pledging $50 million to help Democrats take back the House in next year’s midterm elections.
Battleground Alliance PAC, which shared its plans first with POLITICO, said it is building a registration and turnout operation in 37 Republican-held districts across the country.
Though Democrats only need to flip three seats in the House to win control of the chamber, provided they hold all their seats, the group said it is looking to expand the party’s footprint and position Democrats to ride a potential wave election.
“Having the ability for us to run a powerful field campaign that can work the margins and help Democrats win a couple thousand extra votes in places is super important,” said Andrew Grossman, senior adviser of Battleground Alliance PAC.
The group’s leaders said they are modeling their effort after Battleground New York, a similar framework focused on the Empire State, where some of them worked in the 2024 midterms. In one of the rare bright spots for Democrats last year, the party flipped a handful of House seats in New York after facing devastating losses during the previous cycle.
The PAC officials plan to focus on turning out voters less likely to cast ballots, including young people and voters of color, through door-knocking and phone-banking next year. They are zeroing in on President Donald Trump’s unpopular megabill that passed earlier this month as an organizing motivator.
“Working people are done watching politicians in Washington hand out favors to the wealthy while our communities struggle to afford care, housing and food,” said SEIU president April Verrett in a statement. “Through 2026 and beyond, we will continue to organize in places that they’ve tried to ignore because that’s where real change begins.”
The group’s coalition is made up of more than 30 progressive and labor organizations, including the Service Employees International Union, Working Families Party, Planned Parenthood Votes, Indivisible and MoveOn.
Stephanie Porta, a strategist who has worked with state-based liberal groups, will be the campaign manager.
Along with 37 GOP-controlled seats, Battleground Alliance PAC is also working in the 2nd congressional district in Minnesota, where Rep. Angie Craig is not seeking reelection in order to run for the Senate.
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