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19 House Races Shift Toward Democrats
List of competitive seats grows amid shifts against presidents party
Posted May 24, 2017 5:04 AM
Nathan L. Gonzales
The midterm elections are still nearly a year and a half away, and the political dynamics could yet change, but we shouldnt ignore the fact that history and the current environment are merging together for a potentially great set of elections for Democrats in November 2018.
The presidents party has lost House seats in 18 of the last 20 midterm elections, and its lost an average of 33 seats in those 18 elections. Democrats need to gain 24 seats in order to take back the majority.
President Donald Trumps job approval rating is slumping at 40 percent, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average, while 55 percent disapprove of the job he is going. Thats not good news for GOP candidates, considering that midterms are often a referendum on the presidents performance and Trumps name wont appear on the ballot.
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janterry
(4,429 posts)good news, but so far away
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Just imagine all the outrages Chump and the Thugs will probably pull between now and then. 😋
BumRushDaShow
(127,305 posts)and start funding them.
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)Hopeful, but I don't trust election outcome polling anymore.