Posted on 11/17/2020 12:36:56 PM PST by 11th_VA
(CNN)As House Democrats prepare to reelect their entire leadership team this week, one thing has come into clear focus 14 days removed from the 2020 election: They got beat -- badly.
While much of the focus in the days immediately after November 3 fell on whether Joe Biden had beaten Donald Trump (he had) and whether Democrats would win back the Senate majority (they haven't -- yet), the last few days have been filled with close House races (finally) being projected. And those projections reveal just how poorly House Democrats did.
With just a handful of races still uncalled at this point, Republicans have gained nine seats -- having won 12 Democratic-held districts and lost just three of their own. And those numbers don't even tell the full story, given that two of the three seats Republicans lost were the direct result of a redrawing of North Carolina's congressional districts that reworked the map in ways that were decidedly unfavorable to the GOP. Subtract those two seats, which neither party spent any money in or seriously contested, and you are down to a single competitive seat that went from red to blue: The suburban Atlanta 7th District.
As David Wasserman, the House editor at the Cook Political Report, a non-partisan campaign tip sheet, noted on Twitter on Monday:
"It's been almost two weeks since Election Day, and Democrats still haven't won a *single one* of the 27 House races in @CookPolitical's Toss Up column."
That's an incredible stat -- especially when you consider that the Democratic presidential nominee [allegedly] won 306 electoral votes ...
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Eh, 6-3 court, or 5.5 to 3.5 court, should keep most of his E/Os in check IMO. I also expect (hope) Republican governors and state congresses focus on election voting reform between now and 2022, 2024. If they don’t, then they want Dems to win, and Trump winning just delays it another 2 years
That's my take too.
Not at all, although I do occasionally tire of posters who are determined to spread their doom and gloom on these pages.
I much prefer the upbeat optimism of Donald Trump to the tears you're spreading.
“I much prefer the upbeat optimism of Donald Trump to the tears you’re spreading.”
Yeah, I suppose some Jews gladly got on the trains.
I’m a realist, and if you don’t know what’s coming, you won’t be prepared. Or, you can watch the Bannon website, and get all excited that the kraken is being released, and that in 2 weeks ol’ retard Joe will be gone. And life will be good, and there will be unicorns pooping skittles for us all!
Not surprised, it aligns with what the Leftists often say.
Anyway, have no worries, except that Trump is going to pull this out.
“it aligns with what the Leftists often say.”
Yeah, I’ve noticed that that raging lunatic leftist Rush Limbaugh often says he’s the mayor of realville. Can you imagine?
That loser Limbaugh needs to get on the kumbaya train with you.
I hope you’re right about Trump pulling it out, but I’d put my money on the dark power.
You imagine yourself as living in the same Realville that Rush founded?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I think he’d be offended by your sourpuss attitude, especially while he’s facing the biggest challenge of his lifetime.
“I think he’d be offended by your sourpuss attitude, especially while he’s facing the biggest challenge of his lifetime.”
No more offended than I am by your head in the sand attitude.
You enjoy that.
I’m sure I take a lot more joy in offending you than you do in offending the guy who is facing death down every day.
“I’m sure I take a lot more joy in offending you than you do in offending the guy who is facing death down every day.”
Kinda funny how you twist things. But hey, whatever helps you sleep at night.
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