‘His’ Party IS also….
Punchbowl News: “It’s fair to say that, at this point, Republicans have lost the redistricting wars that they started last year in Texas at Trump’s urging. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is the winner.”
Said Jeffries: “I told Mike Johnson in July of last year that, ‘If you go down this road, it’s not going to work out for you.’”
More Jeffries on his warning to Johnson: “And at the end of the day, his best-case scenario was that he would net zero seats, but force at least 10 Republicans, who are incumbent members of his conference, into premature retirement. And that is exactly what has happened.”
Playbook: “Important caveat: This isn’t (quite) over yet. The Virginia decision could yet be nullified by the state Supreme Court in the coming weeks — though even plugged-in Republicans admit the chances are slim.”
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Virginia GOP Points Fingers After Gerrymandering Loss
“After a narrow loss in Virginia, Republicans are pointing fingers as President Donald Trump’s national gerrymandering fight slips into a stalemate,” Politico reports.
“Multiple Republicans say the party should’ve spent much more, much earlier to have a better shot at blocking Democrats’ Virginia map, which could give the party as many as four more House seats. And pressure is now growing on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to make up for Democrats’ gains with a GOP-led redistricting effort in his state, as soon as next week.”
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Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “Virginia voters on Tuesday evening approved a new Democratic U.S. House gerrymander.”
“As a result, we are moving four House ratings in favor of Democrats.”
“The new Virginia map is not completely set, though, as the Supreme Court of Virginia could still revert to the old map if it finds that Virginia Democrats did not follow proper procedure in presenting this constitutional amendment to voters.”
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The Economist runs a midterm election forecast for the Houseand Senate:
- Democrats have a 95% chance of flipping the House
- Democrats also have a 46% probability of taking the Senate
“Although individual House races are thinly polled and frequently deliver upsets, district-specific surprises usually cancel out across hundreds of concurrent elections.”
“If a party wins far more seats than expected, that is usually because it wins more votes than expected nationwide. And in modern times the national popular vote for the House has generally landed close to estimates based on ‘generic-ballot’ surveys, which ask respondents which party they plan to support in Congress. Among decided voters, Democrats now lead these polls by around 53% to 47%.”
And in a surprise development…
Trump claims , with no evidence whatsoever, that the election was “ rigged.”
Wow!
Wait…..
Virginia State judge is trying to put the vote results on hold
Morning….
Same story keeps playing
Morning…..
I’m beginning to think the Iran ‘conflict’ is gonna go on for the distance as a ‘conflict’ not a war ….
Good Morning to All who come to this place….
Morning all
I know I havent been on here in awhile. Just wanted to share some sad news out of the St. Louis area. Journalist and former Congressional candidate Ray Hartmann died in a car crash yesterday afternoon. I saw some of the traffic backed up on the interstate as I was driving a couple miles away but didn’t know what was going on.
Hartmann founded a local alternative weekly newspaper in the late 1970s and later hosted a political discussion show on our PBS affiliate. He was the Democratic nominee in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District in 2024 losing to GOP incumbent Ann Wagner.
RIP
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/ray-hartmann-founder-of-riverfront-times-killed-in-crash/
Good to hear from ya Scott……
Sorry on such sad news…..