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[LEFT]Republicans may add as many as a dozen U.S. House seats, USA Today reported.
Republican efforts will likely be abetted by redrawn districts, making some seats less competitive, historic lows for turnout among Democrats during a midterm election, and President Barack Obama's drop in popularity, forcing many Democrats to distance themselves from Washington's political stalemate and rancor, according to the newspaper.
Everyone has been focused on the Senate, but it's worthwhile to note that Obama's failed Presidency is probably going to put the Democrat Party in deeper trouble in the House of Representatives as well.
Right now there are 234 Republicans, 199 Democrats, and 2 vacancies - making for a 35 seat GOP majority.
If the Republicans pick up 12 seats, they would have 246 seats to the Democrats' 187 for a whopping 59 seat majority. That is just 44 seats shy of a two-thirds majority.
Everyone has been focused on the Senate, but it's worthwhile to note that Obama's failed Presidency is probably going to put the Democrat Party in deeper trouble in the House of Representatives as well.
Right now there are 234 Republicans, 199 Democrats, and 2 vacancies - making for a 35 seat GOP majority.
If the Republicans pick up 12 seats, they would have 246 seats to the Democrats' 187 for a whopping 59 seat majority. That is just 44 seats shy of a two-thirds majority.
And whats the prediction for the next election? Dems picking up seats. that 44 vote 2/3rds majority is simply out of reach for the Republican party unless they can change who they appeal to. And running against Obama is not enough-especially as he will be gone in 2 years.
No one focuses on the house side because Republicans already have a majority, more of a majority is irrelevant.
And whats the prediction for the next election? Dems picking up seats. that 44 vote 2/3rds majority is simply out of reach for the Republican party unless they can change who they appeal to. And running against Obama is not enough-especially as he will be gone in 2 years.
In two years it will still be about Obama. Two years from then the GOP will probably be in the same position and the (D)'s were in 2010 but 2016 will still be about Obama. The 2016 election will have a lot to do with what happens between now and then.
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No one focuses on the house side because Republicans already have a majority, more of a majority is irrelevant.
It still makes it harder to win it back when the (R)'s inevitably screw it up.
So a broken House, worst most unproductive in history, will become even MORE SO?
The House is hardly broken. The House has passed 372 Bills, many of the bipartisan, that Harry Reid has failed to even assign to a committee. Once the Republicans capture the Senate in November, we will once again have a "do something Congress". What we now have is a "do nothing" Senate under Harry Reid. I am an Independent voter and I will vote Republican this November for the sole purpose of ousting Harry Reid as Senate Majority Leader. Harry has got to go.
And whats the prediction for the next election? Dems picking up seats. that 44 vote 2/3rds majority is simply out of reach for the Republican party unless they can change who they appeal to. And running against Obama is not enough-especially as he will be gone in 2 years.
No one focuses on the house side because Republicans already have a majority, more of a majority is irrelevant.
I was just about to post--don't forget about 50 or so blue dog coalition members (conservative Democrats) but I looked it up, and it turns out there are only 19 blue dog members left. In 2009 there were 54 card-carrying blue dogs in the house. The blue dogs supported both Obamacare and the 2009 stimulus. They could have stopped either. The blue dogs lost more than half of their members in the 2010 mid terms, including blue dog leader Baron Hill.
I think it's an interesting commentary on the impact of this admin--blue dogs decline from 54 to 19. Many blue dogs were recruited to run by Rahm Emanuel, who saw recruitment of blue dogs in the South as a good way to strengthen the party. Many blue dogs were pro gun and fiscally conservative, or at least claimed to be so.
And whats the prediction for the next election? Dems picking up seats. that 44 vote 2/3rds majority is simply out of reach for the Republican party unless they can change who they appeal to. And running against Obama is not enough-especially as he will be gone in 2 years.
No one focuses on the house side because Republicans already have a majority, more of a majority is irrelevant.
More and more people are waking up to the destruction of this nation, by both Progressive parties of the past. Compromising the Constitution as the rule of the day, no matter which party was in charge, is slowly becoming a thing of the past, with the Republican party going through a Constitutional face lift.
I was just about to post--don't forget about 50 or so blue dog coalition members (conservative Democrats) but I looked it up, and it turns out there are only 19 blue dog members left. In 2009 there were 54 card-carrying blue dogs in the house. The blue dogs supported both Obamacare and the 2009 stimulus. They could have stopped either. The blue dogs lost more than half of their members in the 2010 mid terms, including blue dog leader Baron Hill.
I think it's an interesting commentary on the impact of this admin--blue dogs decline from 54 to 19. Many blue dogs were recruited to run by Rahm Emanuel, who saw recruitment of blue dogs in the South as a good way to strengthen the party. Many blue dogs were pro gun and fiscally conservative, or at least claimed to be so.
Just like any coalition you have to really check out their record and like any politician they will say one thing but their actions tell the real story. Our former rep Zack Space a supposed blue dog {D} voted with Nancy Pelosi 99% of the time. Of course the voters in the district saw through his charade and he was one of the blue dogs that was tossed in 2010. I think we can all guess what kind of employment old Zack has now? of course he became part of the revolving door and is a lobbyist.
And whats the prediction for the next election? Dems picking up seats. that 44 vote 2/3rds majority is simply out of reach for the Republican party unless they can change who they appeal to. And running against Obama is not enough-especially as he will be gone in 2 years.
No one focuses on the house side because Republicans already have a majority, more of a majority is irrelevant.
sorry, more majority is not irrelevant. This doesn't mean I think it will happen, and what the prediction for the next election, I assume you are talking about 2016; no one in their right mind would even wager a guess on that right now.
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