'Nobody here should feel left behind': DCCC chair says money will flow to South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A chief Democratic fundraiser for congressional candidates says her committee is ready to make a “major monetary investment” in South Carolina, particularly to ensure the coastal district that just went blue stays that way.
U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos made that pledge while speaking to reporters before headlining the S.C. Democratic Party’s Blue Palmetto fundraising dinner Friday night. The Illinois Democrat chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which she said was committed to keeping U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham, the Democratic successor to Republican U.S. Rep Mark Sanford, in his seat.
“This will be a major monetary investment, and we are already engaging voters and we’re already looking at voter registration drives (in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District),” Bustos said.
The DCCC in March launched its first major field initiative for the 2020 cycle, employing nearly 60 grassroots organizers in targeted communities, including the Lowcountry, to expand inroads Democrats made in 2018 through early voter registration drives and digital outreach.
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(The State - Columbia)
