warning about the 2022 midterms-- especially the House: GOP could pick up enough seats to win

[LymphocyteLover]

back the House just from redistricting after the 2020 census, because they control states that could pick up seats etc.

We CAN'T let them take back the HOUSE before the 2024 election because they could use (and would certainly try if they could use) extra-constitutional means to take the presidency.

Good discussion of this here in the middle block and what Dems can do about it.

One thing is to get rid of the filibuster and pass the John Lewis voting rights act.

But the main thing is we can't rest now.


https://crooked.com/podcast/party-of-q/

[napi21]

1. I'm not buying that. There will always be DT diehards who will vote for whoever he tells them to

support, but the disgust with DT by relatively normal people is growing more each day & that includes many Repubs who have just had enough. I'm not saying it will be easy. We still have to win over those former Pubs, but if we can show them we support a lot of things they used to support, & we're not nearly the radical Party they've always been told, I think we can not only hold the Housse & Senate, but gain back a lot of the seats we lost in 2020.

[jimfields33]

3. We better. Last thing we need is 3 president Biden impeachment's

I have no doubt the repugs will do it just to try to make history and take the double impeachment away from trump as the only. Repugs play dirty.

[LW1977]

2. "Concern" is noted

[jimfields33]

4. I totally get it. But it's true only 5 seats are needed.

No use worrying every minute, but it wouldn’t hurt to realize the numbers.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Pass the stim bill, get shit moving and we should be fine...nt

[Tarc]

6. The GOP is going to spend the next 2 years shooting each other in the face

over who is a "real" (i.e. a Trump fondler) conservative and who is a deep-state sellout in their primaries. If a Deep-stater emerges, the Trumpies will hate em and sit out.

If the Trumpie wins, we may see a stray Marjorie/Boebert clone win a red district, but the others in moderate/purple districts won't stand a chance in the general.

[LymphocyteLover]

12. that is the hope but we can't take it for granted

[Fiendish Thingy]

7. If Dems deliver for voters (not just on COVID), they will keep their majority

In order to deliver on Biden’s promises, the filibuster has to die- there is no other way.

If the filibuster survives, nothing besides COVID relief will pass, except possibly a green jobs bill in reconciliation next year (only one reconciliation bill per year), and that may be too late to impact the 2022 midterms.

Bottom line: Manchin and Sinema will determine if the Dems keep or lose their majority in the house, and whether Joe Biden will be a historic, FDR-level president or not.

[LymphocyteLover]

10. yes, that is my thinking -- ugh that so much rides on them

[SharonAnn]

8. I'm already saving $$ for the campaigns and trying to figure out what else I can do.

It was "all hands on deck" for the 2020 and Jan 5 elections. It won't be any different next time.

Rest up and "fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy ride."

[LymphocyteLover]

11. yep-- no rest

[jorgevlorgan]

9. It's funny though cause the last redistricting that became effective in 2012

Followed with democrats gaining seats. Last redistricting was far worse than this one, so if we are on our top game, I could see is us holding the line.