Weekly Battleground Roundup

Democrats are coalescing around their new leader, Zohran Mamdani.

Mamdani’s words and actions don’t just define him — they define every single Democrat running for office across this great country.

Here’s your weekly battleground roundup:

California

LA Times: Unions Opposing Trump Agenda Pouring Money Into Proposition 50 Campaign 

CA-22

Bakersfield Californian: Valadao leads in fundraising, filings show; Dems far behind

Illinois

Capitol News: Jeffries’ Illinois redistricting push meets cool reception in Springfield

Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa GOP House delegation presses Schumer to reopen government amid shutdown fallout

IA-01

Indianola Advocate: The government shutdown is hurting Iowans

ME-02

Daily Caller: Jared Golden Receives Poor Polling News

NV-01

Nevada Globe: Is Dina Titus the Next to Go? Pelosi’s Looming Exit Raises Questions in Nevada

NJ-07

Washington Times: Brian Varela, N.J. Democrat running for U.S. House, accused of ‘dangerous’ rhetoric on social media

New York

NYT: Hakeem Jeffries Gives Mamdani Last-Minute Endorsement for N.Y.C. Mayor

NY-18

NOTUS: A Congressman Who Doesn’t Think Lawmakers Should Trade Individual Stock Violated the STOCK Act

NY-19

River Reporter: Riley refused to let a woman speak at SUNY Sullivan town hall

WBNG: Protestors gather outside of Congressman Josh Riley’s Binghamton Office

Daily Mail: Dem congressman’s pledge to ‘work with Trump’ hard to swallow after he invested in distillery that sells ‘Fascist Tears Vodka’ and prefers ‘ICE crushed’

North Carolina

New York Times: North Carolina State Senate Approves New Congressional Map in Effort to Add a Seat

Ohio

Cleveland.com: Democrats gear up to ask Ohio voters to smack down any GOP redistricting plan

PA-08

WOLF: Rep. Bresnahan visits kids at Head Start amid government shutdown and no state budget

Daily Wire: Taxes Have Jumped Under Dem Congressional Candidate Despite ‘No New Taxes’ Boast

PA-10

New York Times: Scott Perry Says Democrats ‘Hate the Military,’ Echoing Trump’s Attacks

Virginia

Washington Post: To counter Trump, Virginia Democrats plan to redraw congressional map

VA-02

WAVY: Rep. Kiggans calls on Senate to reopen government as shutdown becomes 2nd longest in U.S. history