Democrats have now won 34 Republican state legislative seats since Trump became president
On Tuesday night, it happened again.
Democrat Patty Schachtner beat Republican Adam Jarchow for a western Wisconsin state Senate seat that had been held by a Republican since 2000 and in a district that President Donald Trump won handily in 2016.
Schachtner's win marked the first Republican-to-Democrat switch at the state legislative level of 2018 but it is the 34th state legislative seat pickup for Democrats since the start of 2017. That trend is beginning to rightly alarm smart Republicans.
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The writing is on the wall. The Democratic base is hugely excited -- largely due to their distaste for Trump. The Republican base -- at least for most of 2017 -- has been less passionate. And that sort of base enthusiasm disparity has translated -- and likely will continue to translate -- into major gains for Democrats in the midterms.
History suggests that Republicans are in a familiar position: Standing in the shallow water watching a massive wave building out in the ocean. According to Gallup, the average seat loss for the president's party in midterm elections with a president under 50% approval (as Trump is now) is 36 -- a number that, if past predicted present, would cost Republicans their House majority.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/politics/wisconsin-state-senate-special-election-analysis/index.html
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