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Devastation: GOP Picks Up 680 State Leg. Seats
By Jeremy P. Jacobs
November 4, 2010 | 11:30 AM
While the Republican gains in the House and Senate are grabbing the most headlines, the most significant results on Tuesday came in state legislatures where Republicans wiped the floor with Democrats.
Republicans picked up 680 seats in state legislatures, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures -- the most in the modern era. To put that number in perspective: In the 1994 GOP wave, Republicans picked up 472 seats. The previous record was in the post-Watergate election of 1974, when Democrats picked up 628 seats.
The GOP gained majorities in at least 14 state house chambers. They now have unified control -- meaning both chambers -- of 26 state legislatures.
That control is a particularly bad sign for Democrats as they go into the redistricting process. If the GOP is effective in gerrymandering districts in many of these states, it could eventually lead to the GOP actually expanding its majority in 2012.
Republicans now hold the redistricting "trifecta" -- both chambers of the state legislature and the governorship -- in 15 states. They also control the Nebraska governorship and the unicameral legislature, taking the number up to 16. And in North Carolina -- probably the state most gerrymandered to benefit Democrats -- Republicans hold both chambers of the state legislature and the Democratic governor does not have veto power over redistricting proposals.
Devastation: GOP Picks Up 680 State Leg. Seats - Hotline On Call
Obama's liberal agenda has been soundly REJECTED!
based on result, it was rejected, on historic proportions.No, in many places there were more registered democrats and more democratic voters yet they were not greater in the category of likely voters. You just hate it more than we like it.
Obama's liberal agenda has been soundly REJECTED!
Obama care will be dismantled, piece by piece if necessary.
I'd rather they did too, this way they'll be in the political wilderness for generations to come.
No, in many places there were more registered democrats and more democratic voters yet they were not greater in the category of likely voters. You just hate it more than we like it.
The GOP Is going to fail to get the economy moving for the simple reason that leverage recessions don't have any good quick fixes.
That's the beauty of the Democrats retaining the Senate.
Along with the White House you own 2/3rds of the blame. Good luck, ya owned it all for the last 2 years and got nothing but 9.6% unemployment.
The people won't believe you, that showed that in bushells tuesday.
It'e evem nore hilarious how many state and federal seats the Democrats lost. Welcome to the Big Leagues.
If you want to post one liners with no substance, that's fine. But don't expect anyone to take you seriously.
based on result, it was rejected, on historic proportions.
based on result, it was rejected, on historic proportions.
No, in many places there were more registered democrats and more democratic voters yet they were not greater in the category of likely voters. You just hate it more than we like it.
The numbers on peoples approval of individual policies does not qualify as an outright rejection. Divisive it is, most people accept 'obamakare' for example.
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If you want to post one liners with no substance, that's fine. But don't expect anyone to take you seriously.
In my state of Michigan, the results were so one sided that the Republicans completely flipped the House and now have a 63 to 47 majority. The Dems had almost that going in to the election. In addition, the GOP swept all state wide elected offices. It was a Republican tsunami of historic proportions. The only saving grace for me was that the Democratic candidate I was managing for State Rep won and won big. But he was the exception to the rule.
So, how do you explain those results? Are the Dems given any credit for saving jobs in the auto industry?
Didn't I read that the Demos outspent the Repubs by about 4:3?I'm sure that allowing unrestricted corporate spending probably had nothing to do with the historics of this election.
Every spending record for midterm elections was shattered this year. The fact of the matter is that big swings like this may become the norm. In a few years we may see the Democrats in as good or better a position as the Republicans are in now.
My original post always provides a credible source as well as any further assertions.
That's a lot more than I can say for some of the childish back and forth I see on this forum.
If you doubt what President Obama called a "schellacking" you can post you a link to the final embarassing tally if you'd like.
Finally, my postings speak for themselves
I don't need yours or anyone's elses approvel as to what's credible or not, as I back up my assertions with credible news sources or I don't make 'em. By the way, you just posted a oneliner with no substance as well.
Yeh, I, for one, would love to hear from Prof. Peabody or anyone else who can address your points.
The result of the election is incoherent.
Voters want the President to focus on job creation, retain all tax cuts and military spending AND balance the budget, so we are told by the media. HUH? These are contradictory endeavors.
If Repubs try to retain some of these H.C. bennies w/o the mandatory insurance aspect, health insurers will rebel.
Already, I hear Boehner positioning himself to blame Dems on the ongoing economic slump for which he has no solution.
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