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What the heck happened in New York House races ? (Original Post)
RANDYWILDMAN
Nov 2022
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msongs
(67,452 posts)1. besides dems looking like they are tanking... nt
Claustrum
(4,846 posts)2. We severely underperformed in 4 of them.
I start to think the Kathy Hochul thing is to boost turnouts for the House races.
JCMach1
(27,574 posts)3. Courts stopped favorable gerrymander in NY
Claustrum
(4,846 posts)6. Definitely, we probably keep the House if we got the NY map. n/t
JCMach1
(27,574 posts)8. FL and TX gerrymanders will be the difference if R's take a very marginal
Control
+The unfavorable NY one...
So essentially little has changed politically since 2020 and political tribalism wins the day.
bottomofthehill
(8,348 posts)7. Republican judge
W_HAMILTON
(7,873 posts)4. We got screwed over in redistricting.
While a once-purple state in Florida was pushing its Republican advantage, we were having our hands tied behind our backs in one of the bluest states in the nation.
Celerity
(43,543 posts)5. Andrew Cuomo may, may have cost us the House.
We are looking at a possible net swing loss of 10 plus US House seats when you compare the Dem's original map versus the Rethug judge (wtf) and his special master's map.
Example: Sean Patrick Maloney is likely going down, ffs.
The former governor stacked New Yorks highest court with conservatives who hijacked the states redistricting process.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/2022-midterms-new-york-republicans-cuomo-maloney.html
A year ago, Democrats were wise to the possibility that the midterms might get ugly, but they had high hopes for New York. Red states across the country were redrawing voting districts to a new extreme, shoring up congressional advantages for their party. New York, it seemed, could do the same for Democratsmake the state even bluer, a competitive rejoinder to a redistricting cycle that seemed certain to play to Republicans advantage.
The year 2021 marked the first time in a century that the New York Democrats had total control of state government, giving them unimpeded power in redistricting. Party leaders optimistically predicted that new district lines could safeguard Democrats and imperil as many as five Republican seats, noted the New York Times. Rumors circulated that Dems could lock in as much as a 23 to 3 advantage. Today, all of that seems like a far-off fantasy.
A startling nine of New Yorks 26 congressional seats are currently in play for the GOP; party leaders are flocking to the state to help campaign for Democrats holding on by a thread. Jill Biden announced Thursday that she would campaign for one such Democrat, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who opted to run in an easier, bluer district and was put in charge of House Democrats entire national reelection apparatus, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Hes now on the ropes.
What the hell happened here? And whos to blame?
Luckily, theres an easy answer for the last question: Look no further than erstwhile Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo.
If Cuomo is known for anything beyond his miscreant behavior in office, it should be for his willingness to abet the states conservative forces for his personal gain, often to his own partys disadvantage. Nowhere was this more obvious than his judicial appointments, where Cuomo routinely elevated conservative appointeesgleefully scoring points against his progressive opponents in Albany and New York City by moving the judicial branch rapidly to the right.
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https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/2022-midterms-new-york-republicans-cuomo-maloney.html
A year ago, Democrats were wise to the possibility that the midterms might get ugly, but they had high hopes for New York. Red states across the country were redrawing voting districts to a new extreme, shoring up congressional advantages for their party. New York, it seemed, could do the same for Democratsmake the state even bluer, a competitive rejoinder to a redistricting cycle that seemed certain to play to Republicans advantage.
The year 2021 marked the first time in a century that the New York Democrats had total control of state government, giving them unimpeded power in redistricting. Party leaders optimistically predicted that new district lines could safeguard Democrats and imperil as many as five Republican seats, noted the New York Times. Rumors circulated that Dems could lock in as much as a 23 to 3 advantage. Today, all of that seems like a far-off fantasy.
A startling nine of New Yorks 26 congressional seats are currently in play for the GOP; party leaders are flocking to the state to help campaign for Democrats holding on by a thread. Jill Biden announced Thursday that she would campaign for one such Democrat, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who opted to run in an easier, bluer district and was put in charge of House Democrats entire national reelection apparatus, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Hes now on the ropes.
What the hell happened here? And whos to blame?
Luckily, theres an easy answer for the last question: Look no further than erstwhile Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo.
If Cuomo is known for anything beyond his miscreant behavior in office, it should be for his willingness to abet the states conservative forces for his personal gain, often to his own partys disadvantage. Nowhere was this more obvious than his judicial appointments, where Cuomo routinely elevated conservative appointeesgleefully scoring points against his progressive opponents in Albany and New York City by moving the judicial branch rapidly to the right.
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