If you were head of the DCCC, what would you advise for this election?

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Strategy wise, emphasizing the minimum wage makes sense to me. It's a good issue for Democrats in that it's fairly popular but goes against Republican ideology and donor preferences.

Honestly, if I were in the DCCC, my number one concern would be getting into position for a shot at taking the House back in 2016. Just my two cents, but I would:

-Defend incumbents who might be in trouble in the decreased turnout atmosphere of 2014, but who would be fairly safe in 2016
-Compete heavily for open seats so that a potential Republican victor can't build up two years of incumbency
-In seats with Republican incumbents and/or a fairly strong Republican lean: use 2014 as a trial run for candidates who might be willing to run again in 2016
-Possibly seek to neutralize the potential negative impact of Obamacare on 2016