The Democratic Party’s congressional campaign arm has recorded its biggest expense yet since the group first committed to making “weekly investments” in battleground districts at the start of September. 

According to a press release, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) added $11 million across 35 districts to help candidates make their cases to voters through broadcast and cable advertisements.

In 20 of the 35 districts where the DCCC is on air, Democratic candidates are fighting to flip districts away from Republicans. This includes Zach Dembo (KY-06), who’s campaigning against Ralph Alvarado; Jamie Ager (NC-11), who’s up against Jennifer Balkcom; and Shannon Taylor, who’s facing Rep. Robert Wittman (VA-01) in Virginia. 

“Democrats are poised to take back the House majority this November and the DCCC is helping to ensure voters hear from candidates directly on how they’ll deliver for the American people,” DCCC national political director Brooke Butler said in the organization’s press release. 

In the past month, the DCCC has invested tens of millions of dollars to support Democratic candidates in battleground districts across the country. As the November midterm election draws closer, the organization has ramped up its spending accordingly. In the first week of September, the DCCC spent $1.6 million on advertisements to support its candidates. Last week, it spent $8 million. 

The organization has also slowly transitioned from spending a majority of its weekly investments on districts where Democrats are playing defense to ones where the party is on the offensive — fights that will be critical in determining which party will control the House.

As Americans’ dissatisfaction with the Trump administration and Republican party has increased, political analysts and polling has shown an increase in support for Democratic candidates around the country. In the past few weeks, experts have projected more races moving toward Democrats and the party’s chances of flipping the House as looking increasingly likely.

“Our laser focus on costs, rooting out corruption, and putting hardworking Americans first is resonating with voters across the country,” Butler said in the DCCC’s press release. Democrats, she said, were “in the driver’s seat.”

(Photo: Shannon Taylor, via Shannon Taylor Facebook)