Joshua Solomon reports in the Times Union that Congressperson Elise Stefanik is starting a “Battleground Fund” to help elect more congressional Republicans in New York. This seems like the answer to the announcement in February of a Democrat-controlled Super PAC pledging to raise and spend $45 million to get more Democrats elected to Congress from New York. Republicans currently control the House with a five-member majority after flipping four seats in New York last year that had been held by Democrats. Stefanik is attempting to fund get-out-the-vote efforts with her "Battleground Fund." First term Rep. Marc Molinaro is expected to be among the targets of the Democratic opposition campaign. Molinaro said, “Elise is an incredible fundraiser and knows what it takes to win,.... We are proud to have her as the leader of our delegation.” Read the full story in the Times Union.