Democrats had a huge cash advantage and still lost 7 House seats

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Executive Schedule

• 10:00 AM: GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN VISITS VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION

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The rundown

• VPAP looked at the money advantage Democrats had in the 7 House districts they lost last November

• Protect our Care is advertising on TV for Spanberger

• Kiggans’ campaign asks supporters if the Supreme Court leak should be investigated

• Headlines from around Virginia

• A wrap up of the primaries from North Carolina and Pennsylvania on Tuesday

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

That the sitting DCCC chair is willing to risk a primary against his own Dem neighbor to run in a Biden +10 seat - rather than run in a Biden +5 seat where most of his current constituents live - says everything you need to know about the political environment right now.

Jake Sherman @JakeSherman

@RepSeanMaloney @MondaireJones We will see how this all shakes out — new map will be finalized Friday. But the idea that Maloney “doesn’t have a primary” — the line pushed by his circle — doesn’t pass the straight face test. he has gotten into a district that a colleague of his represents 75% of.

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For House Democrats, Were Resources an Issue? - Virginia Public Access Project

A leadership fight among House Democrats partially turns on a hypothetical question: Could the party have avoided losing its majority last fall if leadership had drained its coffers and invested more in key races? This visual shows that resources were not an issue for the seven incumbent Democrats who lost their seats. All seven had a commanding money advantage over their GOP challengers.

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