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Stuart G

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3. 2 Illinois seats...not possible...gerrymandering.

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Sun May 21, 2017, 12:13 PM

May 2017

Both Roskam and Davis ...Il 6 & 13...both won their seats by close to 60% to 40%...those are not, to be honest (if that is the name of the game) going to turn Democratic. Forget them...not a chance... Here is a link to those numbers..Look for yourselves.

http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/house/illinois/

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2018 US House Election- Democrats need a net gain of 24 seats. [View all] nkpolitics1212 May 2017 OP

hopefully Georgia reduces that DrDan May 2017 #1

Somebody should make that into a screensaver for Democrats dalton99a May 2017 #2

2 Illinois seats...not possible...gerrymandering. Stuart G May 2017 #3

Remember the Republican US House Members that won in 2004 with 60% but got defeated in 2006? nkpolitics1212 May 2017 #11

IL 13 was downgraded to leaning GOP the day after that ACA repeal vote. davsand May 2017 #12

According to the history of the 13 Dist..It has always been Republican...look at these names. Stuart G May 2017 #13

That district was redrawn in 2011 for the 2012 election. davsand May 2017 #15

Not sure of the differential in '16 but... Wounded Bear May 2017 #4

That's why MFM008 May 2017 #5

I'm in a neighboring district... Wounded Bear May 2017 #7

Could we make the Congressional Delegations in WA entirely Democratic. nkpolitics1212 May 2017 #8

I'm all for it... Wounded Bear May 2017 #14

WA-03 is on the DCCC list crazycatlady May 2017 #10

Let's get to work. oasis May 2017 #6

PA-6 is my district and one of those districts horribly gerrymandered to help the Repukes mvd May 2017 #9