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Republican House Dominance Will Expand in 2014
Radix News ^ | October 27, 2014 | Michale Barone

Posted on 10/26/2014 9:14:22 PM PDT by Abakumov

In 2012, 226 House districts voted for Mitt Romney and only 209 for President Obama. That’s when Obama’s national job approval was 50 percent. Now it’s 41 percent. ...

The result is that Republicans are likely to gain House seats. A net gain of eight puts them at 242, the number they won in 2010 and their highest number since the election of 1946. A net gain of nine or more would give them their largest House majority in two-thirds of a century.

(Excerpt) Read more at radixnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2014election; 2014midterms; congress; elections; goppickups
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To: txhurl

If I were in TX I would vote for Abbott and Patrick at least...I think the Dems will lose....all the noise made about Wendy Davis from the GOPe machine was designed to generate fear as a motivator to keep the grassroots loyal to the GOPe....the abortion law has a fake 20 week ban in it and the US Supreme Court stepped in the other week to save the abortion clinics from being shut down....the abortion law was a fake emotional wedge to win votes before the election....they knew the courts would overturn eventually.


41 posted on 10/26/2014 10:57:55 PM PDT by Nextrush (OBAMACARE IS A BAILOUT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY)
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To: Menthops

The greater problem is that the leaders in a Republican Senate and a Republican House will sandbag any conservative action to take meaningful steps. McCarthy is talking about a get together with the Senate Republicans, and less than half of the senators can be called conservative even if all our new senators are conservative, which they will not be.


42 posted on 10/26/2014 11:19:44 PM PDT by RobbyS (quotes)
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To: Nextrush
I’ve been a conservative for 40 years and seen the liberal Republicans move this country further and further to the left along with the Dems.....Its time for things to change and 95 percent of elected Republicans don’t want that change...The Republicans won’t change anything for the better....Obamacare will not be reversed.....spending will continue to increase......taxes will increase......Paul Ryan created new taxes in his current budget plan the nation now operates under.

I thought that the Senate hadn't passed a budget in years and that we are operating under a series of Continuing Resolutions?

Does Paul Ryan's imprint go back that far?

I agree with your prognosis, however.

43 posted on 10/26/2014 11:49:16 PM PDT by LurkingSince1943 (Former War Criminal)
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To: Menthops
What good did the last GOP house majority do? The GOPe will sandbag any true conservative efforts unless there is a conservative revolt and takeover in the Leadership.


Your comment is perhaps the most asinine comment of 2014 on FR.

What planet are you living on or can not remember back to the days before 2010 when the Democrats owned the Presidency, the House and the Senate and ran wild.

At the very least the Republicans in the House have put a virtual legislative stop on the Obama agenda since they took over in January 2011.

44 posted on 10/27/2014 12:10:15 AM PDT by rdcbn
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To: LurkingSince1943

There is an agreement in place that constitutes the “continuing resolution” that is the nation’s “budget”.

It was agreed to in the current session of Congress by Democrat Senator Patty Murray and Republican Congressman Paul Ryan.

It created new taxes called “airline fees” and cut military pensions along with the extended unemployment benefits.

It was news when it was created but its been forgotten and ignored in all the noise generated in the media about other things since.

This is the Uniparty blueprint for future budgets in tough economic times like the austerity measures of European nations from their Uniparties.


45 posted on 10/27/2014 12:33:25 AM PDT by Nextrush (OBAMACARE IS A BAILOUT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY)
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To: uncitizen

>> The words “Republican” and “Dominance” don’t belong in the same sentence.

...unless it’s describing one that got caught up in a D.C. kinky prostitution sting. ;-)


46 posted on 10/27/2014 1:31:09 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed is his demon)
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To: tanknetter

> “I keep telling myself that Romney was considered by a lot of experts to be a sure thing at this point two years ago.”

Yes, that’s right. And Michael Barone, the author of this piece, was saying Romney had it in the bag.


47 posted on 10/27/2014 2:41:35 AM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: Abakumov

An excellent reason to vote Boehner’s opponent. Send a message to non-conservative Republicans while still maintaining control of the House.


48 posted on 10/27/2014 3:49:47 AM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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