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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo does Kansas change the narrative any on the House ?
Before last nights glorious result in Kansas, it was just a GIVEN by every media person and outlet that the Dems have absolutely no chance at keeping the House of Representatives this November.
Im just wondering if Kansas will just be considered a one off on only one issue or if its a shining beacon that theres hope of keeping the House especially since the generic ballot polling on which party should control Congress continues to trend in the Dems direction. 😃
wryter2000
(46,039 posts)But I think the Dems running for the House now know they should pound on this issue.
Imagine what the person running against Turtleman* can use*
*Turtleman is the R who kept asking a witness if a woman ever gave birth to something not human...like a turtle.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)Assholes...my body, my vote..big mistake, HUGE!!!!
localroger
(3,626 posts)House districts are small enough that they can be much more cray-cray, which is how people like Boebert and Margy 3-names get elected. But a big takeaway is that traditional tools like the midterm rule of thumb and the generic ballot aren't worth the water you use to piss on them any more. Even those of us who somewhat expected Roe to fall one day didn't expect it this soon or with this much gleeful contempt for those who object. If even in Kansas 20% of Republican voters voted no on the issue, it's a solid loser for any Republican who dares touch it with an 11 foot pole.
hvn_nbr_2
(6,486 posts)Their certainty about Dems loosing this year is based on their own wishful thinking. CorpoPravda would gladly throw away democracy and embrace a fascist dictatorship if it promised lower corporate taxes.
Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)The meme that the right wing shouted to the hills of a liberal media has never been true.
The corporations and their stockholders ONLY care about dying with the most amount of money possible.
How they get it and whom they harm including the planet is of no concern to them. Sigh.
Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)show up in the polls...in Kansas, the polls showed the Yes vote winning within a couple of points...completely wrong.
Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)And Born to run the numbers currently gives the Dems only a 2% chance to keep the House but a 58% chance to keep the Senate.
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/
Nate Silver is more optimistic for theDems with a 19% chance to keep the House.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/house/
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)These people are stupid to the nth degree and they'll do anything