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DAYAM! Even bright red Nebraska, Kansas and ... wait for it... Louisiana(!!) have split or bipartisan control?
Kansas and Louisiana will have/have Democratic governors but their legislatures are Republican majority in both chambers. Louisiana's governor is up for re-election next year - so this may change, especially since the supreme deity of the White House will probably get involved to install another ally for himself.
So they gained back 1/5th of what they lost. . That's not a very good showing for a mid-term.
On the other hand, many of the Republicans who lost, were Never Trumpers & Rinos and the only way to get rid of them, is to let a Democrat hold the seat for a couple of years.
Spreadsheet with the numbers is at that link. The actual number was 910.
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Originally Posted by James Bond 007
Here we go, from the National Council of State Legislatures:
2009 composition (compiled in Jan 2009): http://www.ncsl.org/documents/statev...ntrol_2009.pdf
1024 Senate dems + 3058 House dems = 4,082 total dems at the outset of 2009
889 Senate reps + 2334 House repos = 3,223 total reps in at the outset of 2009
2014 composition (compiled just after the 2014 election): http://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Docume...Nov19_10am.pdf
829 Senate dems + 2343 House dems = 3,172 total dems in 2014 after the election
1086 Senate reps + 3038 House reps = 4,124 total reps in 2014 after the election
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Dems went from 4,082 to 3,172, a loss of 910.
Reps went from 3,223 to 4,124, a gain of 901.
So there were 9 seats that went from democrats to either independents or became vacant.
Thus, I have proven beyond any reasonable doubt, using statistics from an authoritative entity that officially represents the legislative bodies in question, that the democrats lost 910 seats while Obama was in office.
More Americans will have Democrat governors than Republicans come January. While the Dems will represent just 23 states, they make up a majority of the nation's population.
More Americans will have Democrat governors than Republicans come January. While the Dems will represent just 23 states, they make up a majority of the nation's population.
But more states will have Republican Governors which is the important number. as for how many state seats were flipped, it amount to less than 7 per state with many of those states being very large and very left
But more states will have Republican Governors which is the important number. as for how many state seats were flipped, it amount to less than 7 per state with many of those states being very large and very left
Democrats govern the people. Republicans govern over land.
Almost every way you look at, Republicans lose when it comes to the people's actual votes - be it president, house, or governors.
But more states will have Republican Governors which is the important number. as for how many state seats were flipped, it amount to less than 7 per state with many of those states being very large and very left
One thing to keep in mind is many of those gains were not exactly in those heavily Democratic areas of those states, it was in the swing areas and heavily suburban. On Long Island for example, the GOP has long dominated on the State Senate level held 7 of the 9 State Senate seats going into the election (and only a few years ago had all nine) they now have 3. My Incumbent Republican State Senator who has been in office almost 30 years was one of those who was defeated.
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One thing to keep in mind is many of those gains were not exactly in those heavily Democratic areas of those states, it was in the swing areas and heavily suburban. On Long Island for example, the GOP has long dominated on the State Senate level held 7 of the 9 State Senate seats going into the election (and only a few years ago had all nine) they now have 3. My Incumbent Republican State Senator who has been in office almost 30 years was one of those who was defeated.
Similar story in Texas. Dems flipped two US House districts: one strattling inner suburban and 'outer urban' wealthier parts of Dallas County; the other in an analogous area of Harris County (Houston). The same pattern even happened in the state legislature. There, Republicans lost 12 seats in the House (of 150 total seats in the chamber), and lost two state senate seats (of 31 total seats in the chamber).
So they gained back 1/5th of what they lost. . That's not a very good showing for a mid-term.
On the other hand, many of the Republicans who lost, were Never Trumpers & Rinos and the only way to get rid of them, is to let a Democrat hold the seat for a couple of years.
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Originally Posted by Arabianhorsebreeder
Exactly.
Hardline trumpers are in districts that are deeply conservative and would vote for anyone with an R next to their name.
As for seats, they are gerrymandered, the fact that Democrats won back seats drawn specifically to keep them out is a very good showing.
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