Devastation: GOP Picks Up 680 State Leg. SeatsNationalJournal ^ | 11/4/2010 | Jeremy P. Jacobs ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ _While the Republican gains in the House and Senate are grabbing the most headlines, the most significant results on Tuesday came in state legislatures where Republicans wiped the floor with Democrats. Republicans picked up 680 seats in state legislatures, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures -- the most in the modern era. To put that number in perspective: In the 1994 GOP wave, Republicans picked up 472 seats. The previous record was in the post-Watergate election of 1974, when Democrats picked up 628 seats. The GOP gained majorities in at least 14 state house chambers. They now have unified control -- meaning both chambers -- of 26 state legislatures. That control is a particularly bad sign for Democrats as they go into the redistricting process. If the GOP is effective in gerrymandering districts in many of these states, it could eventually lead to the GOP actually expanding its majority in 2012. Republicans now hold the redistricting "trifecta" -- both chambers of the state legislature and the governorship -- in 15 states. They also control the Nebraska governorship and the unicameral legislature, taking the number up to 16. And in North Carolina -- probably the state most gerrymandered to benefit Democrats -- Republicans hold both chambers of the state legislature and the Democratic governor does not have veto power over redistricting proposals.(Excerpt) Read more at hotlineoncall.nationaljo urnal.com ...
in history...clinton was re-elected...lol
This was a lot bigger than 1994 Mal - see you are focusing on Odonnell, angle and the Cali races. But you are not realizing the MEGA TSUNAMI that occured on the state level that pretty much guarantees the GOP holds on to congress for the next few cycles. As for obama - he can win re-election - but only if he does a 180. I dont think he will though.
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Laugh all you want - its true and everyone with a clue knows it. Rand, Rubio, Johnson, Toomey, Johnson, Bozman, etc etc are going to steamroll the senate.
Bet you money they just fall in line and do not change a thing.
And then what...are they gonna punch out all the dems...lmao...no...they will do the same shit all politicians do...take money and leglislate based on who gives them most bread..get a fuckin clue.
Perhaps - but Rand Paul and Bachmann are already talking about forming a Tea Party Caucus
