Democratic Party plans unprecedented aid for congressional campaigns

Democratic Party plans unprecedented aid for congressional campaigns: "As Republicans show new momentum in their fundraising, White House officials are promising congressional Democrats about $50 million in support to shore up their reelection bids this fall.

Run through the Democratic National Committee, the plan relies primarily on help from the millions of young and minority voters who cast their first ballots ever for President Obama in 2008 but whose energy has since waned. About $20 million of the total is dedicated to traditional campaign resources such as TV advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts for the midterm elections.

White House officials cast the strategy as the first time that Obama's massive online fundraising capacity will be brought to bear in a significant way to help the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Organizing for America, the entity created by the Obama political team in the wake of the 2008 presidential campaign, is also planning to send staff to the states with competitive races to help on the ground. That aid is estimated at $30 million."