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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How can we retake the House? [View all]MineralMan
(146,339 posts)6. It's possible this year, but unlikely.
There are flippable seats across the country. It's going to be up to the people in each state to identify those and work hard to flip them. We'll be helped by Republicans who don't turn out and vote at all, due to Trump. I see any district where the Republican won last time with a 5% or lower margin as potentially flippable.
Here in Minnesota, I'm devoting time to flipping our second congressional district. That's just one, but it can be done this year. Each state is different, and only people who know their state intimately can identify which races to target.
If Republican turnout is lower than usual, there is a chance to turn the House around. A small one, but worth trying for.
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first of all...you have governors and legislatures who gerrymandered these states
Demsrule86
Aug 2016
#16
This is a concern- I was shocked at the distain here toward Planned Parenthood during our primaries
bettyellen
Aug 2016
#22
This is why Trump is playing the race card so often, to secure the white Congressional seats.
Coyotl
Aug 2016
#26
Vote in off year elections, so that state governments are not controlled by republicans,
La Lioness Priyanka
Aug 2016
#15