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elleng

(130,712 posts)
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 02:46 PM Nov 2020

The election experts at The Cook Political Report have UPGRADED ratings for Democrats

chances to win control over 8 state legislative chambers in states such as Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Michigan. This was their second major upgrade since this summer.

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The election experts at The Cook Political Report have UPGRADED ratings for Democrats (Original Post) elleng Nov 2020 OP
Wisconsin an Pennsylvania would be huge idziak4ever1234 Nov 2020 #1
North Carolina would be huge. yardwork Nov 2020 #10
So true! I'm in NC, and after the Koch brothers bought North Carolina' s BComplex Nov 2020 #18
Wisconsin is a nightmare of nut jobs. But we do have a Dem Gov! Greybnk48 Nov 2020 #13
The same is true in Pennsylvania FakeNoose Nov 2020 #16
That's good news! We were gerrymandered by the tea party in NC, too. BComplex Nov 2020 #20
That is such good news! We have to get ahold of more state legislative branches Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #2
State legislatures draw district lines and gerrymander it, especially if R or tR-controlled. Census Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2020 #3
as long as people vote we win every time beachbumbob Nov 2020 #4
big news... dhill926 Nov 2020 #5
Boom boom cha boom boom cha boom boom cha DIVINEprividence Nov 2020 #6
Trump on their face! A big disgrace! Beartracks Nov 2020 #12
Boom boom cha boom boom cha boom boom cha DIVINEprividence Nov 2020 #7
I would love seeing the Michigan legislature turn blue. They've done nothing but be catbyte Nov 2020 #8
Happy Birthday, elleng! gademocrat7 Nov 2020 #9
Thanks, gadem, elleng Nov 2020 #17
Great news for redistricting. Thunderbeast Nov 2020 #11
This is what is needed.... Hulk Nov 2020 #14
State Legislatures are huge! That sets the stage for congressional representation too Roland99 Nov 2020 #15
Hoping Texas too vercetti2021 Nov 2020 #19
Let's BURY this MF'er Blue Owl Nov 2020 #21

yardwork

(61,533 posts)
10. North Carolina would be huge.
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 04:30 PM
Nov 2020

It's difficult to express what it would mean in NC after ten years of rightwing nutjob control, even though a majority of us are Democrats. The state is horribly gerrymandered.

BComplex

(8,017 posts)
18. So true! I'm in NC, and after the Koch brothers bought North Carolina' s
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 06:35 PM
Nov 2020

legislature, we've had some awful laws passed, and there have been protests,etc. They also raised taxes, which republicans are always saying they won't do. Plus they've increased "fees" on just about everything anyone needs to buy or renew.

We're going to have a LOT of work to do to UNdo what the tea-party, koch republicans have done to this state.

Greybnk48

(10,162 posts)
13. Wisconsin is a nightmare of nut jobs. But we do have a Dem Gov!
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 05:20 PM
Nov 2020

There were always some like Sensenbrenner and a few others. But the garbage that came in with the 2010 Teabaggers made it nut jobs on steroids. Scott Walker, Paul Ryan, and Ron Johnson to name three.

I will be one happy cheesehead if Wisconsin goes blue on Tuesday! Governor Evers (D), Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D), and A.G. Josh Kaul (D) could use some support for a change.

FakeNoose

(32,556 posts)
16. The same is true in Pennsylvania
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 05:37 PM
Nov 2020

We were gerrymandered to hell and back, but we're slowly gaining ground in PA.
Best of luck to Wisconsin Democrats!



Bernardo de La Paz

(48,938 posts)
3. State legislatures draw district lines and gerrymander it, especially if R or tR-controlled. Census
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 02:54 PM
Nov 2020

The 2020 census will change some allocations and it is a big win if Democrats can take control of state legislatures.

catbyte

(34,326 posts)
8. I would love seeing the Michigan legislature turn blue. They've done nothing but be
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 04:22 PM
Nov 2020

childish, vindictive, and throwing roadblocks at everything that Governor Whitmer is proposing. They're way past their expiration date.

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
14. This is what is needed....
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 05:26 PM
Nov 2020

I mean, I'm watching "electoral-vote.com" on a daily basis...and I'm nervous as hell. Looks like VP Biden/Harris have it in the bag...and we have 53 Senate seats in our favor, with one tie; but i won't believe it until I see it....and the rabid cult is going to vomit all over America when/if this happens. This is not one of America's finest moments. We are standing at the cliff of democracy, and this fascist pig and his minions of stooges is doing everything in their power to push us over the edge.

God help us!

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