Pro-D.C. groups are adapting their message to energize Democrats nationwide, touting the possibility that statehood could bring two more Democratic senators who could help fight the Republican agenda. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
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It’s time to go on the offensive.
That’s the message from a new coalition of D.C. groups that will organize residents to travel to congressional districts in neighboring states to support Democratic challengers in their quest to flip the House of Representatives — and maybe even the Senate.
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