DEMOCRATS DISCUSS PLANS TO RETAKE HOUSE IN 1998.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Top Democrats told the party's financial supporters Sunday that they want to recruit candidates in the next few months for targeted 1998 congressional races to wrest wrest tr.v. wrest·ed, wrest·ing, wrests 1. To obtain by or as if by pulling with violent twisting movements: wrested the book out of his hands; wrested the islands from the settlers. control of the House from Republicans. The Democrats outlined their strategy for recapturing the 435-member House, where they need to win 10 more seats to gain a majority, during a weekend retreat with key contributors in the Democratic Business Council. The Democrats said the key to their plan is starting early. ``We made the decision to keep our political staff in place, go out and recruit candidates and train our candidates this year, not wait until next year,'' said Rep. Martin Frost Jonas Martin Frost III (born January 1, 1942) is an American politician, who was the Democratic representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 24th congressional district from 1979 to 2005. He was married to U.S. , chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (commonly referred to as the "D triple C," or the "D-Trip") is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Democrats to that body. . ``The ones who organized, made the decision early, committed early and raised the money are the ones who won the close races.'' A team of senior Democrats will contact incumbents to encourage them to stay in office or announce early that they're leaving their seats. Republicans hold 227 seats in the House, Democrats have 206 and there is one independent and one vacancy VACANCY. A place which is empty. The term is principally applied to cases where an office is not filled. 2. By the constitution of the United States, the president has the power to fill up vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate. . The weekend meeting was opened to the press for the first time this year as a response to criticism over fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. activities. The Democratic Business Council comprises 2,000 business people who backed the party last year with at least $20 million. Each member of the council must give at least $10,000 to the party to qualify, while companies or political action committees must give at least $15,000. Frost, a Texas Democrat, told the council that most targeted districts should have candidates in place before August. The Democratic National Committee also is starting its organizational plan at the state and local level earlier than ever, said Steve Grossman, Democratic Party co-chairman. |
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