Republicans no longer have a single House seat in New England

[workinclasszero]

Zachary Basu 2 hours ago

Following Democrat Jared Golden's victory over Rep. Bruce Poliquin in Maine's 2nd district on Thursday, Republicans now hold zero House seats in New England and only one Senate seat — Maine's Susan Collins, who's up for re-election in 2020.

The big picture: Republicans lost big in moderate suburban districts in the 2018 midterms, and even ceded ground in deep-red rural districts that voted for Trump in 2016. The flip in Maine's 2nd blue-collar district "filled with forests, lobsters, and blueberries," could be an indicator that the GOP's shift to the right has alienated moderate Republicans in the northeast, the Boston Globe writes.

https://www.axios.com/republicans-no-longer-have-single-house-seat-new-england-fb40777f-cb95-4d64-96e0-368fa12bbd88.html

[Jersey Devil]

1. and only 1 of 12 in NJ

Hooray!

[workinclasszero]

2. A GOP free zone of freedom and prosperity!

[SunSeeker]

5. Indeed. New England used to be a Republican stronghold.

But that was when it was the party of Lincoln.

Now it is the party of racists.

It's transformation is complete.

[padah513]

24. Yes!

[roamer65]

3. This is what happens when you screw up the SALT deduction.

Political oblivion.

May it continue for years to come.

[llmart]

4. That's a pretty startling statistic...

and some in the media are saying it wasn't a Blue Wave. I call bs.

Also, I hope people in Maine make sure Collins is gone in 2020. Her wishy washy vote on Bart O'Kavanaugh was disgusting.

[workinclasszero]

6. It wasn't a Blue Wave...

It was a Blue Tsunami!!

[llmart]

7. Damned right!

A mostly female one at that, which really gets under the orange one's craw.

[workinclasszero]

8. Democratic women grabbed the orange anus by the midterms!

And he's been howling ever since!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. tsunami warning

(caglecartoons.com)

[catbyte]

17. And Pink.

[IMG][/IMG]

[LiberalFighter]

31. Looks good

[NastyRiffraff]

16. The people who are saying it isn't a Blue Wave

...started saying it when the polls closed on Tuesday and the incoming results were slow. They never seemed to adjust even on Tuesday night when it became clear that we won the House. They still aren't adjusting as results are still coming in, almost all for Dems.

I'm not sure what they expected, unless they simply lost interest early Tuesday night. But yes, we have a Blue Tsunami!

[onetexan]

9. iiiiiiiimmmmmmmmpppresssiveeeee!!!!

Now to rout Collins in 2020.

[workinclasszero]

10. Yes oh YES!

Collins you lyin piece of crap, your seat is next!!!

[BigmanPigman]

14. I wonder if she realizes her chances aren't good

and will vote with Flake to support Mueller?

[TeamPooka]

18. Nope. She's bought and paid for to pretend to be a centrist, then vote Trump all the way.

[NCjack]

20. I think you are correct. Once she is bought, she stays bought. nt

[ProfessorPlum]

44. her husband is also a big-$ Republican and business lobbyist

she knows what side her bread is buttered on

[dsc]

11. It gets even better

Not only do they not have a single seat in NE, the mid Atlantic states (PA, DE, NY, NJ, and MD) have 9,0,6,1 and 1 for a total of 17 out of 56 seats. In those states they have one senator.

[roamer65]

12. When all the votes are counted the math is going to be even worse for CA, OR, WA and NV.

[beachbum bob]

13. Hopefully we have a democratic senator from Maine come 2020

And make this happen elsewhere

[catbyte]

19. Okay, this is a stupid question, but what states are considered "New England?"

I've read the articles and the only state they mention is Maine.

Sorry...

[workinclasszero]

23. New England Region in the United States of America

New England is a northeastern region of the United States comprising the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

It's known for its Colonial past, Atlantic coastline, changing autumn foliage and forested mountains. Boston, Massachusetts, the region’s hub, pre-dates the American Revolution, and its Freedom Trail passes sites that were critical to the nation’s founding.

Area: 71,992 mi²
Largest metropolitan area: Greater Boston
Largest city: Boston

From Google

[roamer65]

33. Would make a wonderful new Province of New England.

Right next to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

New Englanders, the time for reconvening the Hartford Convention of 1814 is coming.

[sarge43]

28. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts

Boston is the unofficial capital

[catbyte]

37. Thank you--that's what I thought. I was surprised they didn't name all the states.

[sarge43]

43. NH only gets mentioned during presidential primaries

We like it that way.

[Owl]

21. Excellent!

[BadgerMom]

22. In 2020, let's see what we can do about the Maine Senate seat.

Buh-bye, Senator Collins.

[George II]

26. +1,000,000

[workinclasszero]

42. She is burnt toast

IMO

[George II]

25. I believe it was like this about 10-12 years ago, all House seats were Democratic....

....nice position to be in.

In fact, of the 12 Senators in New England, only one is a republican, Susan Collins, and she has a rough road ahead of her in two years when she runs for re-election. I wouldn't be surprised if she decided not to run again.

[Blue_true]

32. It was not like this 10-12 years ago. Some states there had republican reps. nt

[George II]

36. From 2007 to 2015 five of the six states had all Democratic representatives. NH had three terms...

Last edited Thu Nov 15, 2018, 09:17 PM - Edit history (1)

....of republican representatives of the 14 terms (two of them at the same time). But in 2007 (12 years ago) all representatives were Democrats. So in those 12 years through 2015 Democrats had all seats but for four years.

Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have had all Democrat representatives going back to 1997.

[MarinCoUSA]

27. Nor 1-0 NOT ONE- in the California House Delegation from 'The County of Orange' (aka "Orane County'

Pop the champagne. Eat the worm at the bottom of the bottle. The worm has turned!

[SunSeeker]

35. I've lived in Orange County for over 27 years, and never thought I'd see the day.

[smirkymonkey]

29. Woo Hoo!

[world wide wally]

30. It's about time!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

34. In New Mexico both of our Senators and all three of our Representatives

are Democrats. The Republican in one district is trying to challenge the results, but she's not going to succeed.

And with a Democrat moving into our Governor's Mansion, and a whole bunch more Democrats elected to our state house, this is a very blue state right now.

[workinclasszero]

47. Wow that's awesome!

Congrats you big blue state!

[paleotn]

38. You're next, Esmeralda

[roamer65]

39. Out of 72 seats of CA, OR, WA and NV...

The Repukes will only have a maximum of 14 seats.

[First Speaker]

40. I come from a long line of New England Republicans...

...farmers, teachers, clergymen. That sort of background. All but one, as far as I know, until my parents' generation were Republicans--and Whigs, and Federalists. (The one exception was First Selectman of his Mass town around the turn of the 20th century. He was the only Dem in town, but everyone kept electing him because they liked and respected him-- "good old Ben." That's how New England small towns were then.) And they were all exceptionally decent, patriotic people, with many, many Revolutionary and Civil War veterans in the list. That sort of decent, small-c conservative Yankee seems to have vanished from history, and the country is very much poorer for it.

[mtnsnake]

41. In the unlikely event that LardAss wins in 2020, this will help New England & some other states in

the Northeast to apply for annexation to Canada.

[Nitram]

45. Go Yankees!

[RainCaster]

46. No more red in Orange County either!

This was a blue wave 🌊

[workinclasszero]

48. Yes!!

Red to blue is the Trump effect!!!

[shenmue]

49. ZEro

[CaptYossarian]

50. I wish Wisconsin could go all blue.

In my district, we had Dave Obey for 43 years. Now we've had this horny lumberjack for 10 years. He's got 8 kids and complained that he can't make it on $174,000 a year. This district is 95% white and is infested with teabillies. The GOP gerrymandered it that way because they were scared by Julie Lassa from Stevens Point, so now that city is in Ron Kind's district. I'm not a fan of his either because he's a rare Dem who takes NRA money.

We did get rid of Snotty Wanker though and this is Moe-Ron Johnson's last term.

[IronLionZion]

51. Maine can do better than Susan Collins

she needs to go next