In the House of Representatives, three successive elections in 2010, 2012 and 2014 have seen 63 Democratic Congress members lose their seats. In 2009, Democrats held 60 Senate seats. Right now, they hold 46.
So out of 535 elected positions in the US Congress, Obama has overseen a 14 percent reduction in Democratic officeholding — and the loss of majorities in both chambers.
Nationally, the numbers are even more stark.
Democrats have lost 910 seats in state legislatures since 2009, while Republicans have gained 12 governor’s mansions. Overall, according to Louis Jacobson of Governing magazine, “Democratic losses in the Senate have so far reached 22 percent, 27 percent in the House, 36 percent in governorships and a stunning 59 percent in fully controlled state legislatures.”
Democrats hope a good showing on Tuesday will win back five Senate seats and maybe 15 House seats, but relative to their party’s losses since 2009, that’s like a bandage on an amputation.
SOURCE http://nypost.com/2016/11/01/the-democrats-will-be-in-bad-shape-even-if-hillary-wins/
Kirk in Illinoistan is done
Unfortunately the GOPe so abandoned their supporters that they lost credibility with the voters. They failed to oppose the gingerbread man on nothing in fact going along or supporting his agenda. The sole thing they did was not approving one appointment to the SC when the writing was on the wall i.e. Hitlery was not a winning candidate.
The Borston Globe. LOL. Working hard for the DNC.
I will not vote for Kelly Ayotte on Tuesday.
I hope she loses by one vote, and if she does, I will take out newspaper ads to explain why she lost, and the best way for President-elect Trump to deal with Senator Hassan.
Sometimes, politicians are just too stupid to be allowed to continue in office.
Gun grabber Toomey is a goner ...
They’ll pick up Illinois, and that is a given.
May I remind Mitch, "0bama's Bitch" McConnell that we gave you control of the Senate in 2014 to STOP Hussein 0bama and you proceeded to rubber stamp everything he did. So why should we care if you lose "control"?
I keep hearing the Florida seat is a tight race...and may fall to Patrick Murphy...
What planet are these people on..?
There is no way Rubio loses...
The dems hitched their wagon to a first class loser...
If they lose Nevada then the Democrats need six seats plus the White House to take control of the Senate. Best chances for wins are Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and surprisingly Missouri.
HAHAHAHAHAHA....
not going to happen...
As much as it pains me, I am voting straight GOP, then I am done. SCOTUS. ‘Nuff said.
Folks not voting for their local R senator are virtue-signaling fools.
I’m holding my nose with both hands to vote for Toomey in PA. I’m doing it to help Trump. We need to keep the Senate R so Trump has half a chance to get his agenda accomplished.
Otherwise, we’ll have smirking Chuck Schumer blocking everything, just like Harry Reid did. A Dem senate will have Dem chairmen on every committee, including judiciary. Think any of Trump’s SCOTUS picks will get through?
a Trump landslide may save the Senate (not that the GOP deserves it)
If all of these R jersey wearing Senators had sided with the citizens and the rule of law, they would not be in trouble.
Being Cheap Labor Express stooges is why they are.
Senate will be 54-46 GOP. The only RINO who will lose is Kirk.
For $hits and giggles, I kept a copy of the Boston Glop’s “prognostications” on the 1994 elections, predicting Democrats would continue to maintain their decades-long lock on power. If you want cognitive dissonance in ink, look no further than the Glop.
A treacherous Ryan, Toomey, Kirk, Ayotte, etal leading the Republican Party have not and will NOT EVER help the cause. With these weasels, the GOP water is polluted and won't ever function property.
For the short term this may hurt; Eliminating the impurities NOW, pays dividends LATER.