Posted on 02/12/2018 5:54:52 PM PST by SMGFan
The Democratic advantage on the generic congressional ballot has slipped over the last few weeks. But Republicans have gradually lost advantages of their own. Slowly but surely, the considerable structural advantages — like incumbency, geography and gerrymandering — that give the Republicans a chance to survive a so-called wave election are fading, giving Democrats a clearer path to a House majority in November.
The Republicans still retain formidable advantages, enough to win the House while losing the popular vote by a wide margin. But their edge has shrunk considerably over the last few months, and even more over the last few years.
(And it concludes )
Even so, Democrats still seem poised to have viable if imperfect candidates in a large number of battleground districts. Upshot estimates indicate that Democrats would need to win the popular vote by 7.4 points — albeit with a healthy margin of error of plus or minus more than four points — to take the House. Today, most estimates put the generic congressional ballot very near that number. So far from the election, the fight for control remains a tossup.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Now, can The New York Times rewrite this story from the Republican point of view.
Never underestimate the stupidity of the GOP.
All I’ve seen the Democrats do for almost two years is go after Trump and work furiously to get amnesty for illegals. Trump hate and going to the mat for illegal aliens is hardly a blueprint for a massive congressional tidal wave.
the ny times is doing lots of wishful thinking. the economy will be roaring and the demonrats will be slaughtered.
Leadership in the House and Senate the GOP has none
MSN AND The New Yawk Times. LOL! A pair of lying losers.
I guess we will ignore the primaries.
These are the same folks who predicted Hillary would be president with Pelosi in charge of the House
This is called by some, “whistling past the graveyard” ...
C’mon... The NYT! They were fully prepared to immaculate Hildebeest last election.
yeah, this is the meme the leftist fake stream media has settled on ... it’s their 2018 version of “Trump has no path to victory” ...
These leftist freaks are so all over the map you can’t get a coherent dose of lies and propaganda, just the printed version of mouth-frothing hysterics.
Kind of ironic that a few weeks ago they were crowing about a “Blue Wave” coming and are now saying the Repubs are “losing their advantage”...can’t make this crap up...
Did you hear...Hillary has an 88% chance of being elected!!!!!
I thought it was 110%!
Numbers aren’t what’s important....the fact she won is what’s important.
Whistling past the graveyard wishful “Hillary Clinton can’t possibly lose” talk.
Trump said 1.8 million. You are deluded.
That’s funny - a few weeks ago it was going to be a “blue wave”, and now the REPUBLICAN advantages are dissipating?
WTH?
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