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Rising number of states seeing one-party rule
The Washington Times ^ | November 10, 2012 | Keely Brazil

Posted on 11/11/2012 7:59:17 AM PST by Road Glide

Divided government still rules in the nation’s capital after last week’s Tuesday’s vote, but unity is increasingly the name of the game in cities such as Annapolis, Topeka, Concord and Little Rock.

In a little-noticed footnote to last week’s election, state legislature elections this year have produced the highest number of states with one-party rule in 60 years. Democrats or Republicans now have sole control of the governorship and both legislative chambers in 37 state capitals around the country.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), which tracks party representation in the country’s 50 state governments, Democrats now control all three bases of power – the governorship and both houses of the state legislature – in 14 states and Republicans in 23, with only 12 states sharing power. (Nebraska’s unicameral legislature is considered nonpartisan.)

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To: cripplecreek

I think one should include the status of the State’s US Senators.


21 posted on 11/11/2012 12:11:24 PM PST by Paladin2 (.)
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To: Paladin2
I think one should include the status of the State’s US Senators.

It doesn't really work due to the progressively inspired scam of the 17th Amendment. Our founders didn't intend for our senators to be elected by a popular vote. They were to be chosen by the representative legislatures.

The progs weren't stupid when they sold that snake oil. They knew it stripped power from the states and they intended to keep it that way by protecting those senators from recall.

The method as intended sure made politics a lot less expensive.
22 posted on 11/11/2012 12:27:07 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

Congratulations! If you can do that in spite of the Soviet cities, then there is hope for the rest of the nation.


23 posted on 11/11/2012 12:37:57 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps
You can spot a couple of obvious trends by looking at a couple of different maps.

The first is our current congressional makeup.

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The second, shows the two counties where the the union power grab actually won.

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24 posted on 11/11/2012 12:54:22 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

Yep, two counties controlled by Soviet urban centres. The rest of the state has common sense.


25 posted on 11/11/2012 1:11:44 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps
"The rest of the state has common sense."

Not quite. Levin and Spenditnow are near Marxists.

I really don't understand how a state that is RINO/TP centric can keep sending these two to DC to represent the interests of the state peeps or the State gov't.

26 posted on 11/11/2012 2:54:20 PM PST by Paladin2 (.)
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To: Oklahoma
A better idea would be to trade Seattle, SF, LA, Chicago, Detroit, NYC and all of Vermont and Massachusetts to Canada for the western provinces.

What has Canada ever done to you? They are generally individually nice and very polite, why would you dump all our garbage in their lap.

I'd think something along the lines of a second Chicago fire or a new SF earthquake (to include LA) would do the job.

Regards,
GtG

27 posted on 11/11/2012 3:43:03 PM PST by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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To: Gandalf_The_Gray

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

I’m not an expert on Canadian history but I think many of the early English speaking settlers in what is now Canada came from the New England states. It’s possible Ottawa and Quebec would welcome our big cities with open arms.


28 posted on 11/11/2012 6:22:52 PM PST by Oklahoma
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