Congress is just a combination of House and Senate right? It’s unlikely they can take the Congress without the House.
2018 US Elections
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Always mix them up. Thought House was Senate plus Congress.Congress is House + Senate. Pretty hard to take Congress if they don’t win the Senate
Anyway, I meant House.
Not really true, the Senate will be a few seats either way, the House can be 10+ quite easily.Congress is House + Senate. Pretty hard to take Congress if they don’t win the Senate
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A Democratic Wave In The Midterms Is Looking More And More Likely
A Democratic Wave In The Midterms Is Looking More And More Likely
Hasn't this been the same story for about 6 months though?
And Dems will always find a way to screw up even if it seems impossible.
I suspect there's going to be something massive going on in November to make or break everything. Either Russia meddle and closet Trump supporters/Republicans come out in force again and it stays red or the tide does actually turn and it all goes blue which sets in force the end of Trump. There's so much at stake that some serious shenanigans cannot be far behind.
Dems are going to take the House, but I guess that Senate will be much more difficult. They essentially need to win all the close races to do so, and that is easier said than done.
yes. The Dems always find a way to mess things up.
Just look at 2016 and the crone they nominated.
Trump and his aids the Russians are flat out at it hacking the Senators who are running close.
Velshi and Ruhle fact check
That Cortez lady for the Dems. What’s she running for? Has it something to do with midterm 2018? Seems to be getting a lot of media coverage.
Check her out on google. Plenty of info there.
They're still wasting time on this? Clearly lying is bad, but if you have a guy that is lying practically every day what is the actual newsworth of another fact check confirming that once again.
Thanks but I was asking more tacit information.
Seems House of Rep - and she’s nailed on to win as Reps never win that seat. The big upset was beating the incumbant Dem in the seat, guessing that’s about right?
Yeah she beat an establishment centrist dem in the party primary. He had held that seat for 10 years or so. She’s nailed on to win the seat as it’s a safe seat for the dems.
Ah got it, thanks!
Yeah he held the seat for 19 years actually and is also currently head of the dem caucus in the house. So a big establishment person.
Although wasn't this the first primary he never faced which is shocking if true.
IIRC: inherited the seat via his influential uncle, who got the previous incumbent to retire very late so that there would be no competition for his (Crowley's) election.
It’s a very tough sell given that it’s mostly Dem seats up for election this time, but if that blue wave is big enough then it could be doable. There’s some R seats that could be in contention like Cruz’s that should never have even been in doubt. Still long shots, but with the complexity of the dynamics I do think there’s going to be a couple of big surprises.
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So, are these the actual machines used in the elections? I mean there is no way in hell it is available to the general public right?
worth listening to.
The Clintonites and centrists (I call them corporatists) are moderate Republicans. Why less and less will be voting for such candidates.
The Clintonites and centrists (I call them corporatists) are moderate Republicans. Why less and less will be voting for such candidates.
In Minnesota the primaries are on August 14th.
So we do not miss them we applied for Absentee Ballots. While it was easy enough to vote for our incumbent senators (yes. both) we voted for Erin Murphy who is endoresed by the DFL, Minnesota's Democratic party. Murphy is for single payer in Minnesota. She is also an example of how True Progressives have taken over the Minnesota Democratic party.
We are in good shape and expect to accomplish a lot next year.
On a national level in 2020 it is essential the Dems select a candidate who stands for what Democratic Socialists stand for.
So we do not miss them we applied for Absentee Ballots. While it was easy enough to vote for our incumbent senators (yes. both) we voted for Erin Murphy who is endoresed by the DFL, Minnesota's Democratic party. Murphy is for single payer in Minnesota. She is also an example of how True Progressives have taken over the Minnesota Democratic party.
We are in good shape and expect to accomplish a lot next year.
On a national level in 2020 it is essential the Dems select a candidate who stands for what Democratic Socialists stand for.
I guess we now know why Lyin' Ted abruptly changed his mind about not wanting to debate Beto.
incumbent not even near 50%.
Serious problems. 3 months to elections.
This may be as stunning as Ocasio- Cortez victory.
He's alright, he's a little bit a corporate shill but if he wins it'll prove Dems don't have to take every single republican position to win red states.
It would be seismic if it happened. Greg Abbott is up comfortably in the Gov race there so Cruz/Beto race is obviously down to Lyin' Ted being a complete snake and Beto running a great campaign. If Beto wins, there's a decent chance Texas will be in play in 2020.
The demographic changes support this view.
Get a solid candidate and the Dems will make it.
If he wins it'll be a close run thing decided by him having campaigned non-stop for what seems like forever now. A presidential candidate won't have the time to go up down any one state to personally reach voters. Let alone one that hasn't swung in ages. 2020 is too soon unless the Dems win with like 400 electoral votes and completely take the country.
Beto winning would be a much bigger shock than the Cortez victory. Though i think its still highly unlikely that Beto can win.
Yeah but Texas has been gradually drifting towards blue for a while now to where a strong Dem candidate has a chance of winning state wide. I don't know if a Dem can win there in a Presidential race just yet, but a very good one could come pretty close (if not barely win).
Trump's popularity ratings in Texas are dismal though and demographic shifts will help the Dems. Certainly seems like it could be an outside shot for them in 2020. November should be a decent measure of where they're at.
One of the reasons Beto has likely closed the gap is that he actually bothers to campaign in every county statewide, whereas previous Dems stayed largely in the big cities. That can make a massive difference, especially if someone is running on a somewhat populist message.