Catalist Housed Democrats' 2014 Data Operation

Democrats built a data operation to support candidates in the 2014 midterm election based at Catalist, a for-profit data firm created by Hillary Clinton ally Harold Ickes.

More important, some Democrats said, is that they are unsure how big a role Mr. Obama’s organization can — or will — play in 2014. Those involved with the new effort say they are not waiting to find out. The initiative, as yet unnamed, will be based at Catalist, a for-profit cooperative founded in 2006 by Harold Ickes, a former aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton, and others.