Dude, they GAVE Tauschers seat up when she was running for the last time before she took that (I forget) appointment a while back. Republicans ran no one, and the Libertarian, who DREW FREAKIN’ 27% OF THE VOTE WITH NO ADVERTISING, was a closet progressive.
That was a FREE SEAT for the taking for a true libertarian or strict constructionist in the district that includes Contra Costa County.
24-36 house seats in particular would be a no brainer if they devoted their money to local stuff instead of tilting at the windmill of a national presidential race. Most of the places that have been or are in the process of legalizing weed are doing so via people who are socially “liberal” but not communists. I believe those places would cough up those seats handily.
Dude, apparently you have been partaking of that newly legalized substance. A third party, which would be a conservative third party, would split the vote with the GOP establishment candidate and the RAT wins. 26-34 seats? A very nice thought but dreaming. The average cost of a Congressional seat is about 1.7 mil. Presuming the RAT will always get in the range of 40% out the gate, let’s do the math. How does any 3rd party candidate take away maybe 90% from the establishment GOP establishment candidate? That is Common Core math.