Future History Headline: Democrats Fail to Win Majority in House
In the November 2018 congressional elections, Democrats fell short of their goals to win back a majority in the lower house of Congress. All 18 of the members of the Blue Dog Coalition in the current House, lost their elections to Republicans, following heated primary battles in their states. Challenged by progressive Democrats in the Primaries, they failed to achieve a consensus vote among Democrats, who appear to have been divided along social issue lines. The incumbents, of course, won their primary elections, but many Democrats who had supported their primary challengers refused to vote for those incumbents in the General Election. The reduced voter turnout allowed all 18 Democratic incumbents to be replaced by conservative Republican challengers.
By retaining their House Majority, Republicans gained a victory that lets them continue to repeal and weaken laws designed to protect civil rights and other rights. With a Republican President still in the White House for two more years, that means certain approval for bills that pass the House and are also passed by the Senate, which also retained a slim Republican majority, in part due to increased factionalism among Democratic voters. Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY), declared: "This outcome ensures the success of Republican plans to shift this nation further to the right. The American People have spoken, and we're listening."
Calls to Democratic Party leaders had not been returned as of this writing.
Note: Future History is yet to be made.
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I can't believe this is even being discussed here
+1 to your post
If I was a Democrat in San Francisco, I'd be voting for Nancy Pelosi!
But I guaran-gawdam-tee you, Nancy Pelosi won't ever be runnin' for dog catcher in North Alabama - and SHE'LL tell you that!
Y'all vote for YOUR Democrat - let us vote for OUR Democrat!
That's why we call it a Big Tent! 
