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2. 48.17mil 30.64mil 14.7 mil 4.3 mil Thanks to supporters like you, Democrats have won back-to-back wave elections(+30 seats in ’06, +24 seats in ’08, 3 straight competitive special elections in ‘09/’10)

3. In addition to protecting our 2006 and 2008 gains, Democrats face a historical headwind this year

4. Right-Wing Outside Groups Outside Groups Aiding GOP Cause This Cycle 48.17mil Aided by the Citizens United ruling, groups like Karl Rove’s “American Crossroads are set to spend millions on swift-boat style attack ads

5. 2010 DCCC Game Plan Prepare our Frontline Members & Swing District Members Stay on Offense Capitalize on GOP’s Problems and Make Election a Choice Mobilization

7. taxpayer funded tax breaks for Big Oil

8. removing the new checks on Wall Street

9. taxpayer funded tax breaks for companies that ship American jobs overseas

11. Democrats are trusted more than Republicans to handle the economy by an 8 point margin. [Washington Post/ABC News poll, 07/07/10]

13. Republican groups outspent Dems $1.5 million to $1.3 million

15. PA-12 Lessons Learned Candidates and campaigns matter. Elections are a choice, not a referendum. Democrat vs. Republican message test case: Middle class message trumped GOP effort to nationalize race. Republican agenda effective against Republican candidates. Outsourcing, Privatizing Social Security and Medicare, & the National Sales Tax. DCCC field program is effective and ready. Overcame GOP “enthusiasm gap.”

16. Capitalizing on GOP Problems:Tea Party Influence The tea party has presented three problems for Republicans: 48.17mil Extreme Tea Party candidate beats moderate (and more electable) Republican candidate 4.3 mil In November 2009, Democrats won a district that had been held by Republicans for 120 years by defeating a tea party candidate backed by Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, and Glenn Beck

17. Tea Party: Young Gun Misfires Parker GriffithAL-05 (Griffith) Vaughn WardID-01 (Minnick) Coulson & Green IL-10 (Kirk-Open) Ethan Hastert IL-14 (Foster) Jim Gibbons IA-03 (Boswell) Jeff Reetz KY-03 (Yarmuth) Lou Huddleston NC-08 (Kissell) Paul Huber PA-03 (Dahlkemper)

18. Capitalizing on GOP Problems:Tea Party Influence The tea party has presented three problems for Republicans: Republican candidates are being forced to take unpopular extreme positions to satisfy the ideological base. 48.17mil 4.3 mil In November 2009, Democrats won a district that had been held by Republicans for 120 years by defeating a tea party candidate backed by Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, and Glenn Beck

19. Capitalizing on GOP Problems:Tea Party Influence The tea party has presented three problems for Republicans: Tea Party candidates run as third party candidates which is splitting the Republican vote. There are more than 100 conservative third party candidates on the ballot. 48.17mil 4.3 mil In November 2009, Democrats won a district that had been held by Republicans for 120 years by defeating a tea party candidate backed by Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, and Glenn Beck

20. Third Party Candidates MI-07 (Schauer): US Taxpayer Scott Aughney NY-23 (Owens): Conservative Doug Hoffman OH-18 (Space): Libertarian Lindsey Sutton TX-17 (Edwards): Libertarian Richard Kelly SD-AL (Herseth Sandlin): Independent Thomas Marking VA-05 (Perriello): Independent Jeffery Clark VA-02 (Nye): Independent Kenny Golden FL-25 (M. Diaz-Balart-Open): TEA Party RolyArrojo MI-01 (Stupak-Open): Independent Glen Wilson

21. Flawed Republican Candidates TX-23 (Rodriguez) Quico Canseco

22. Flawed Republican Candidates NJ-03 (Adler) Jon Runyan

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