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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The House Is Back in Play [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)26. Won't happen....there's no way
Here's the reality...
The way the districts are drawn and the way our country is set up geographically, the Democrats cannot win control of the House unless a significant number of Republicans either don't vote or flip parties.
These generic congressional polls and basing the House on a federal election are complete bullshit. The House isn't elected in that way. The House is elected in a by-district basis.
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Its the only way to defeat the Republican grip that is hell bent on destroying our US Constitution.
misterhighwasted
Oct 2016
#1
Win the House and State Legislatures to kill gerrymandering: Permanent Independent Commissions. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2016
#7
OMG It would be delightful watching them lose all their dough. Go Hillary Go!
lonestarnot
Oct 2016
#3
Trump's scaring away the few remaining sane R's and wiping out the downballot.
Snarkoleptic
Oct 2016
#6
Trump/Pence are today's personification of Republican obstructionism and the Teahistas.
Coyotl
Oct 2016
#11
Let's win the Presidency, let's win the Senate, let's win the House....then on to the Supreme Court!
George II
Oct 2016
#16
Undoing the Bush Junta is way past due, and we need the majority in Congress to do it.
Coyotl
Oct 2016
#18
No longer very unlikely, that's the whole point of the story. It is happening with a month to go.
Coyotl
Oct 2016
#23
The polls are not accounting for the shift in likely voters or the demographic shifts.
Coyotl
Oct 2016
#32
Now 16 of 54 GOP senators not supporting Trump. Republicans in a Catch 22, no win conundrum, if
Coyotl
Oct 2016
#47
If she can get a double digit win over Trump, then I think the chances are good...
cynatnite
Oct 2016
#49