Democratic grassroots group to target more than 60 races with ambitious canvassing effort

A Democratic grassroots organization seeking to conduct at least 500,000 substantive conversations with voters across the battleground map this year said it is expanding its list of targets to more than 60 contested congressional and state races.

A Democratic grassroots organization seeking to conduct at least 500,000 substantive conversations with voters across the battleground map this year announced Thursday it is expanding its list of targets to more than 60 contested congressional and state races.

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The group, Swing Left, is growing its list of targeted races from 33 House battlegrounds to 63 House, Senate and governor’s contests this fall as it expands its “Ground Truth” program — which began as an ambitious effort to knock on every door in battleground House districts, not just those of targeted homes, which is often where campaigns target more limited resources.

“Our job at Swing Left is to direct people’s time and money to the most competitive races in the country, where grassroots efforts can actually move the needle,” the organization wrote in a strategy document, titled “The Big Swing,” which was shared with NBC News. “Which races those are has changed a lot.”