DNC Invests $2 Million to Win Key Down-Ballot Races In 11 Non-Battleground States

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has announced nearly $2 million in new grants to state parties in 11 non-battleground states to boost down-ballot races and fund key voter organizing and registration efforts both ahead of the November general election and for years to come. The DNC said in its June 10 announcement that the effort is part of its ongoing commitment to state parties. To that end, Democrats have increased their yearly investment to state parties by 25 percent, with total funding in this election cycle now reaching over $20 million. “This latest investment is a boost to the DNC’S record-setting support for state parties under President Biden, the best Party-builder Democrats have had in decades,” Ken Martin, president of the Association of State Democratic Committees, said in a statement. “Today’s announced funding, tailor made to meet the individual needs of state parties—whether in rural or urban, red or blue states—will strengthen and expand Democrats’ organizing programs for years to come.”...