Florida, Texas ‘increasingly in play,’ but Senate Dems not ready to spend more yet

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), indicated the party is not yet committed to devoting financial resources to Texas or Florida despite its claims that it is in striking distance to flip the two GOP-held seats. 

Peters told reporters Tuesday morning that while the pair of seats, now held by Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Rick Scott (Fla.), are moving closer in the direction of Democrats, they are not yet committed to spending big on a media buy in either state.

“Those states are increasingly in...