The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released its second batch of Red to Blue candidates and Patty Wetterling made the list. The DCCC says it hopes their campaign will switch some of the GOP seats (red) to Democratic seats (blue). Wetterling is running against Republican Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's Sixth. The endorsement means Wetterling will receive structural and financial help from the DCCC.
Notably absent from this list is Democrat Tim Walz who is challenging Republican incumbent Gil Gutknecht in Minnesota's First District. Walz mentioned the Red to Blue program when I asked him a few days ago if he was going to get any help from the national party. An official with the DCCC says Walz didn't make the list this time but they will continue to watch the race..
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