MADISON, WI – Reported today, CBS News is spotlighting Democrats’ momentum in their efforts to build towards a blue wave in state legislatures across the country. The article reports that the DLCC is setting its sights on 650 legislative seats, specifically highlighting Democrat’s chances to win majorities in Wisconsin. The DLCC plans a $50 million nationwide effort to recruit candidates, invest early in key districts, and compete aggressively in states where Republicans have held control for more than a decade.
Read more on Democratic efforts to regain majorities in state legislatures nationwide:
CBS News: Democrats’ path to power may come through hundreds of races far from Washington
- “The favorable political environment taking shape for Democrats is on a scale that only comes once in a generation,” a new memo from Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee president Heather Williams says…”
- “I think there are a lot of people in the state of Wisconsin that showed up for Donald Trump that now have buyer’s remorse,” Wisconsin Senate Democratic leader Dianne Hesselbein said”.
- “But races up and down the ballot in November 2026 may prove difficult for Republicans given the political rebuke that the president’s party usually faces in a midterm cycle”.
- “And while 2024 was a strong year for the GOP, legislative elections this year in Virginia and New Jersey have given Democrats hope”.
- Heather Williams, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, said in an interview. “We are able to deliver an aspect of the Democratic brand and the Democratic storytelling that is better than anyone else, because it is rooted in everyday, regular conversations and needs.”
