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applegrove

(118,012 posts)
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 10:51 PM Nov 2022

House Democrats Seek to Take Back Lost Ground in 2024

House Democrats Seek to Take Back Lost Ground in 2024

November 22, 2022 at 8:42 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 42 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/11/22/house-democrats-seek-to-take-back-lost-ground-in-2024/

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“House Democrats are already sizing up the 2024 election map, circling Republicans in districts that mostly voted for President Biden as their top early targets,” Axios reports.

“The early primer of the 2024 battleground could influence how certain House Republicans vote and comport themselves, as well as where presidential candidates spend their time and parties focus their resources.”

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House Democrats Seek to Take Back Lost Ground in 2024 (Original Post) applegrove Nov 2022 OP
They should start with boebert's seat. Run a really good candidate, not that the last one wasn't PortTack Nov 2022 #1
Adam Frisch has already done the paperwork Demanchor Nov 2022 #3
Oh great! Thx for posting PortTack Nov 2022 #14
Considering how close the race is in CO3, Frisch is a very good candidate. niyad Nov 2022 #7
Start in NY where we bungled the re-districting with overreach... brush Nov 2022 #2
2 things Polybius Nov 2022 #4
We can certainly do something before 2032... brush Nov 2022 #6
I'm not sure that redistricting can only be done every ten years. SharonAnn Nov 2022 #8
Didn't Texas re-district in an off year recently? nt Wounded Bear Nov 2022 #10
Yes but Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #9
Also, see post 12. brush Nov 2022 #15
Favored how? Zeitghost Nov 2022 #11
Maloney, who lost his own seat, commented that the maps drawn... brush Nov 2022 #12
You Are Right CitizenZero Nov 2022 #13
K&R. William769 Nov 2022 #5
Well, I hope so UTUSN Nov 2022 #16

PortTack

(32,606 posts)
1. They should start with boebert's seat. Run a really good candidate, not that the last one wasn't
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 10:54 PM
Nov 2022

Target ads and run with it. Voters were obviously keen on getting rid of her..and no doubt still are.

Demanchor

(127 posts)
3. Adam Frisch has already done the paperwork
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 02:33 AM
Nov 2022

He’s running in 2024. We’ll see if anyone primaries her.

After 2 more years of her shenanigans and I’m fairly sure you’ll see her gone.

niyad

(112,432 posts)
7. Considering how close the race is in CO3, Frisch is a very good candidate.
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 11:39 AM
Nov 2022

The recount could prove very interesting.

brush

(53,467 posts)
2. Start in NY where we bungled the re-districting with overreach...
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 11:17 PM
Nov 2022

that cost us several seats. A judge stepped in and drew a map that favored repugs.

Polybius

(15,238 posts)
4. 2 things
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 03:18 AM
Nov 2022

1) We can't until 2032. Redistricting is every 10 years.

2) The judges were correct. NY banned gerrymandering in 2014. The map drawn up might not seem fair, but it is. It's not that it favors Republicans, it's just how it lands at the moment. We can tweak it in 2032.

brush

(53,467 posts)
6. We can certainly do something before 2032...
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 04:52 AM
Nov 2022

why would we wait that long to try to defeat republicans in specific districts?

And Rep. Maloney blamed himself for overdoing the re-drawing of the maps, which drew a judge into the fray. I doubt highly doubt Dems will wait ten years try to get those seats back...getting out votes and hard campaigning are in order.

Elessar Zappa

(13,649 posts)
9. Yes but
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 11:47 AM
Nov 2022

it puts us at a disadvantage because Republican states are allowed to gerrymander and we’re not.

Zeitghost

(3,796 posts)
11. Favored how?
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 11:53 AM
Nov 2022

We won the popular vote in NY 55%-44% and took 58% of the seats compared to their 42%. Seems fairly representational.

The vote swung 6-7% their way, that's a GOTV problem, not a map problem.

brush

(53,467 posts)
12. Maloney, who lost his own seat, commented that the maps drawn...
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 06:25 PM
Nov 2022

Last edited Thu Nov 24, 2022, 01:17 AM - Edit history (2)

by him and the Dems overreached. They got too greedy and a judge stepped in and re-drew them.

Lesson learned, but seats, and the House, lost.

One lesson might be, don't unilaterally disarm (re-district without looking out for self) when the other side doesn't. Meaning republicans still won in gerrymandered districts in many parts of the country (they didn't disarm and have no plans to).

CitizenZero

(502 posts)
13. You Are Right
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 07:11 PM
Nov 2022

I am in New York and we did screw up the maps. I am surprised that this was not a bigger national story. If we held those New York congressional seats we probably would have held the House. I am hopeful about 2024 though.

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