MAGA Mike PANICS has he MAY LOSE Majority

[babsbunny]

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. trump needs to select a couple more MAGA congresspersons to be in his administration

[Traildogbob]

2. Just look to see

Which Congress members are billionaires.
That’s the vetting that guides his selections.
How many In this cabinet already are?
And every one of them are there for the working class.
Seeing the MAGA mouth breathing drooling Chinese wardrobe wearing fools behind him at his Jamborees is actually damn funny.
The billionaires hate breathing the air that exits those gapping holes in their faces.
Oligarchy Much???? The country was just sold at a garage sell. Spare change to the ones that bought it.

[Wild blueberry]

3. Love Ben's daughter adding her two cents

MAGA Mike is such a worm.

[roamer65]

4. 220-215 as we speak.

But it is now so close that by elections will matter significantly and it will be near impossible to get extremist legislation through the House. Speaker Jeffries may happen before 2026.

Gaetz resigned and if Stefanik leaves it’s 218-215.

[onenote]

5. It will be 217-215 for a period of time pending outcome of 3 special elections.

The likelihood of the Democrats capturing those three special elections is pretty slim, so it probably ends up back at 220-215 by spring.

But it sets up well for 2026.

[roamer65]

7. Yes. A lot of leverage to make them look ineffective and useless.

No major changes to anything will get through this House.

In 2017, the repugs had a 40 seat majority. Now they do not.

[roamer65]

8. I wondered about that 3rd by election.

Waltz of FL.

[rubbersole]

15. It's Jacksonville to New Smyrna Beach, FL.

Pretty red but not impossible. It would take tons of time and cash with the right candidate. The mayor of Jacksonville might be a good choice...

[BonnieJW]

10. Msybe not

Voters are starting to panic over the clown cabinet and tariffs. They may realize the only way to hold the line is with a dem house

[onenote]

13. I wish I had your optimism, but these are very red districts

Stefanik, Waltz and Gaetz won their districts with more than 60 percent of the vote. I'm afraid you overestimate how much voters understand about the tariffs and how quickly their impact will be felt. By the 2026 election, it could make a difference. But not just a few months into 2025.

[lark]

16. Jacksonville is not a VERY red district.

We voted for Biden in 2024 and tsf barely won here this time. Jax. is a light purple county.

[onenote]

19. Jacksonville is NOT a part of Waltz's district, and the district went very strongly for Trump in 2020 and 2024.

Presumably your post is in reference to Florida Congressional District 6, which is Waltz's district. The City of Jacksonville is not in the district, although some of the southern suburbs of Jacksonville are. Jacksonville is not a County; it is in Duval County and Duval County is in the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts, not the 6th Congressional District.

In 2020, District 6 voted for Trump over Biden by a sizable 58.3 - 40.8 margin. This year, Trump took the district by an even greater 65-35 margin.

So I stand by my post.

2020: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida#By_congressional_district
2024: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida

[Fla Dem]

22. I live in St Johns County. Very Red

Presidential election results Trump 65% / Harris 34%

https://enr.electionsfl.org/STJ/3699/Summary/

[lark]

23. Yes, St. Johns County is quite wealthy so naturally chock full of Repugs.

Jacksonville is a working class town so we are mixed.

[The Grand Illuminist]

11. Donalds is more likely to be speaker.

So the RW will have something to gloat.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Maddow Blog-Just how small will the House Republican majority be in 2025?

The problem for House GOP leaders isn't just the number of seats the party won. It's also the number of members joining the Trump administration.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/just-small-will-house-republican-majority-2025-rcna181678

At first blush, while Republican leaders are no doubt pleased to keep their majority, they have reason to be discouraged by the numbers: As of last week, the party had 221 seats in a chamber that has struggled to complete even the most basic legislative tasks. Indeed, thanks to its vanishingly small majority, the GOP hasn’t even been able to pass some of its own bills, which House Democrats were powerless to stop.

But let’s take a step further and note that while House Republicans have currently won 219 seats for the next Congress, that total includes:

Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who resigned last week and won’t return to Capitol Hill;
Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida, who’s giving up his seat to join Donald Trump’s White House team; and
Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, who’s giving up her seat to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

....Yes, these members will probably — but not definitely — be replaced with other Republicans. But as the new Congress gets underway, the House GOP will have a tiny majority that will barely exist as some members give up their seats for Trump administration jobs.

Passing legislation will be incredibly difficult. Electing a speaker on Day One might pose some challenges, too. Watch this space.

[Kaleva]

9. "Trump Campaign IMPLODES over CATASTROPHIC WEEKEND"

MTN is the place to go for bullshit

[Takket]

12. "MTN is the place to go for bullshit "

Indeed. This is clickbait anti-trump-porn design to capitalize on the desperation, fear and anger of Liberals to drive traffic and money to their site. In short, it is the same tactic the right uses. They are not a reliable or fact-based organization.

[Kaleva]

18. MTN is the left version of Fox News

Your comment:
"They are not a reliable or fact-based organization."

The results of the election made that crystal clear to me.

[Upthevibe]

20. Kaleva.........

What is MTN?

[Kaleva]

21. MeidasTouch Network (MTN)

[totodeinhere]

14. This is all well and good but it would be better if the Democrats had an outright majority.

Yes the Republicans won't be able to accomplish much with such a slim majority but neither will the Democrats. I think we are going to have to depend on the Senate Democrats to keep that ahole in check. As long as the filibuster rule remains Dems In the Senate will have leverage.

[AllaN01Bear]

17. ohm myyyyy!. bye bye moscow mitch.