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babylonsister

(170,963 posts)
Thu May 25, 2017, 06:55 AM May 2017

19 House Races Shift Toward Democrats

19 House Races Shift Toward Democrats
List of competitive seats grows amid shifts against president’s 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 shouldn’t 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 president’s party has lost House seats in 18 of the last 20 midterm elections, and it’s 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 Trump’s job approval rating is slumping at 40 percent, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average, while 55 percent disapprove of the job he is going. That’s not good news for GOP candidates, considering that midterms are often a referendum on the president’s performance and Trump’s name won’t appear on the ballot.

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19 House Races Shift Toward Democrats (Original Post) babylonsister May 2017 OP
So far away janterry May 2017 #1
That also means things could get even better for us! MoonRiver May 2017 #2
Gives us time to find good candidates to run in those districts BumRushDaShow May 2017 #4
After the way the pollsters and "experts" missed on the last election, I remain skeptical FLPanhandle May 2017 #3

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
2. That also means things could get even better for us!
Thu May 25, 2017, 07:19 AM
May 2017

Just imagine all the outrages Chump and the Thugs will probably pull between now and then. 😋

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)
3. After the way the pollsters and "experts" missed on the last election, I remain skeptical
Thu May 25, 2017, 07:33 AM
May 2017

Hopeful, but I don't trust election outcome polling anymore.

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