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albacore

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8. We need at LEAST 11% more votes...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 10:10 AM

Oct 2018

to make up for Repub fuckery....

"Because of maps designed to favor Republicans, Democrats would need to win by a nearly unprecedented nationwide margin in 2018 to gain control of the House of Representatives. To attain a bare majority, Democrats would likely have to win the national popular vote by nearly 11 points. Neither Democrats nor Republicans have won by such an overwhelming margin in decades. Even a strong blue wave would crash against a wall of gerrymandered maps."

https://www.brennancenter.org/publication/extreme-gerrymandering-2018-midterm

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****A + Rated WAPO poll**** Generic Ballot Democrats 53% Repugnants 42% [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2018 OP

Voter "increases are greater among younger adults, nonwhite voters and Hortensis Oct 2018 #1

Democrats and Indies as well as some GOPers for the House, Iliyah Oct 2018 #2

again these polls really mean little at this point, its whats happening in the districts and in the beachbum bob Oct 2018 #3

This "generic" stuff is not al all useful MissMillie Oct 2018 #4

It's a decent snapshot of the National mood though. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #5

If we will really win the nat'l House vote by 13 points... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2018 #7

8 points is a great goal Awsi Dooger Oct 2018 #10

The peer reviewed research attests to the efficacy of the generic ballot as a predictive tool DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2018 #6

We need at LEAST 11% more votes... albacore Oct 2018 #8

GOTV GOTV GOTV VOTE VOTE VOTE!! Take NOTHING for granted! LBM20 Oct 2018 #9