DCCC Backing Brooks

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the D.C. organization tasked with electing more Democrats to Congress, just announced the first 13 candidates selected for its 'Red to Blue" program, which targets candidates for seats currently held by Republicans for extra assistance. Among the 13 is Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks, who is going after the seat that has been held by Pat Tiberi for the past decade.

http://dccc.org/blog/archives/dccc_announces_first_round_of_red_to_blue_...

Although Tiberi has won all five of his elections by comfortable margins, the district itself — which encompasses the northeastern part of Columbus and its suburbs — is not entirely a lost cause for a Democratic candidate. It has been trending Democratic since John Kasich's nearly 20-year stint as its congressman. In 2004, John Kerry came within two points of beating George Bush there, and in 2008, Obama carried the district 53%-46%.

While the media narrative has been that this will be a bad year for Democrats, another narrative maintains people are fed up with incumbents. If so, perhaps Tiberi's unimpressive record will make him a bit more vulnerable than in the past.