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Coyotl

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34. The House Is Back in Play

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 08:40 AM

Oct 2016

The House Is Back in Play

This from a week ago: The House is so much more in play this week than last, it is really remarkable. This was the swiftest shift in political fortunes I've witnessed, a concession of the Presidency race for all practical purposes. But a Clinton victory was going to happen anyway. What has really shifted is the overall picture for the Republican party. Now every candidate has to declare their position on Trump. For Republicans, there is no winning that inevitablity.

What a five-point shift could do = 455-83
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512496668

2016 House Race Ratings for October 4, 2016
Cook Report: Summary
Solid Seats: 202 Rep, 177 Dem
Likely/Lean Seats: 25 Rep, 7 Dem
Toss Up or Worse: 20 Rep, 4 Dem

October 6: Poll Update = Clinton 46%, Trump 39% (Morning Consult 9/30-10/2)
2016 National House Race
Asked of 1778 Likely Voters
Democratic candidate 46%
Republican candidate 37%
Don't Know/No Opinion 17%

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As Trump stumbles, Clinton weighs a striking choice: Expand the map or stick to the plan [View all] Liberal_in_LA Oct 2016 OP

Stick to the plan oberliner Oct 2016 #1

Agreed rpannier Oct 2016 #17

+1 C Moon Oct 2016 #25

First and most important step is to lock Trump out Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 #2

Expand where we get Senate seats. JoePhilly Oct 2016 #3

Stay on with NC, maybe a little more focus on MO? Missn-Hitch Oct 2016 #5

Yup ... try to steal a few more senate seats, or house seats. JoePhilly Oct 2016 #6

Yes! Definitely! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2016 #13

Those two would be good rpannier Oct 2016 #18

Good point. NV, MO, NC. My two cents. Missn-Hitch Oct 2016 #20

YES!!! calimary Oct 2016 #15

Stick to the course that wins us the WH and the Senate. blm Oct 2016 #4

Stick to the plan, but if there IS room to move... TygrBright Oct 2016 #7

Expanding would force Trump to spend money in that state. alfredo Oct 2016 #8

At this point I do see the problem being Trump rpannier Oct 2016 #27

It means nothing if we don't hold a supermajority in the Senate, and majority in the house. alfredo Oct 2016 #35

Super-majority or no it still doesn't change what Isaid rpannier Oct 2016 #39

Still, we can work with a simple majority in the senate. I know the DNC is not spending in Ky. alfredo Oct 2016 #40

^ BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2016 #14

On the money. Texas is the GOPs California, if we flip it, Volaris Oct 2016 #23

Eventually we will flip it. Time is on our side. alfredo Oct 2016 #36

Expand. Imagine if we could do 1984 in reverse. TXCritter Oct 2016 #9

THe problem with the expansion is the moving of resources and people rpannier Oct 2016 #19

Wow. 1984 was my first year in college and I apparently wasn't paying attention... Ruth Bonner Oct 2016 #32

Run some ads in UT. Leave GA and TX alone BlueStreak Oct 2016 #12

You've got it backward. She won't win Utah TXCritter Oct 2016 #38

HRC has enough surrogates and resources to do both. DAMANgoldberg Oct 2016 #16

This ... BlueMTexpat Oct 2016 #24

How about Outsourcing? SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #21

Go after a House majority so we can govern. Coyotl Oct 2016 #22

That won't happen for another 2 years, Volaris Oct 2016 #26

The House Is Back in Play Coyotl Oct 2016 #34

They can't even rely on the slave states. LBJ said we would lose them for a generation. alfredo Oct 2016 #37

My thoughts would be OnDoutside Oct 2016 #28

As we have seen for the past eight years, Republican's don't give a flying fuck about "mandates" killbotfactory Oct 2016 #29

Stick to the plan...but be flexible. LisaM Oct 2016 #30

Go after AZ, otherwise stick to the plan Proud Public Servant Oct 2016 #31

have to say I'm also for "STICK TO THE PLAN" KewlKat Oct 2016 #33

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