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Maloney to concede. (Original Post)
imanamerican63
Nov 2022
OP
quaint
(2,584 posts)1. We are trying.
U.S. House District 47
100% of Estimated Total Vote
Katie Porter* Democrat 50% 84,614
Scott Baugh Republican 50% 83,676
FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)2. So it's up to west coast? Any other results out there yet?
Celerity
(43,545 posts)3. IF we end up at 213 to 217 seats, Andrew Cuomo likely cost us the House
We are looking at a possible net swing loss of 10 plus US House seats on NY when you compare the Dem's original NY map versus the ONE Rethug judge's (wtf, see below) and his special master's map.
Example: Sean Patrick Maloney is now gone, ffs, as are very likely 4 other D to R flips due to us getting fucked via redistricting
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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