Incumbent Retention
As Republicans work to expand the numbers of seats they hold in the House of Representatives, the NRCC created its “Patriot Program” to aid incumbents in their re-election efforts. This program serves as a gauge by which potentially targeted incumbents commit themselves to meet rigorous goals in attempts to strengthen their campaigns and work towards victory. These "Patriots" work with the NRCC to develop aggressive goals, and plans to meet such goals for fundraising, coalitions outreach, grassroots development, eCampaign operations, volunteer recruitment, and a number of additional aspects of their re-election campaigns. They have the full support and participation of the NRCC and Republican House Leadership.
There are currently 26 enrolled incumbents in the NRCC’s “Patriot Program”
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