2016 Postmortem
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GOP In Danger Zone of Losing House
https://politicalwire.com/2016/10/14/gop-in-danger-zone-of-losing-house/
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Ramesh Ponnuru: Their majority is protected by gerrymandering, the geographic distribution of Republican voters, the power of incumbency and its own sheer size. Republicans have 247 seats in the House, the most since 1931. Democrats would have to win 30 to take back the chamber. And that includes many seats in districts that usually go Republican in presidential contests. That sets the House apart from the Senate, where to keep their majority Republicans will have to hold seats in states that usually vote for Democratic presidential candidates.
But Clintons lead in the polls is widening to the point that Republicans need to set aside their complacency. Split-ticket voting has declined over the last generation. If Clinton wins big because Republican voters stay home, or swing voters choose her party, or both House Republicans will struggle to win re-election. Henry Olsen, the co-author of a recent book about the Republican party, tells me that an eight-point win would put Republicans in the danger zone.
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maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)If she has both houses, progress gets made.
Without it, the status quo of shutdowns and investigations continues.
LeftRant
(524 posts)TonyPDX
(962 posts)Skittles
(153,170 posts)they need to be taught a lesson about what happens when you make hatred your party platform
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)meow2u3
(24,766 posts)Right now, the only way we can save the country from utter ruin is with a Democratic sweep: Hillary in the White House; a Dem Senate; and a Dem House.
This way, we'll show repukes how to govern again instead of throwing tantrums and monkey wrenches in the works for spite.
RogerM
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