Only at the presidential level, although Obama almost won the state in 2008.
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Democrats flip first seat (NH State House Legislature) in 2017 special elections.
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Only at the presidential level, although Obama almost won the state in 2008.
Lord Frieza
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Eh, pretty sure most of their local government is red too isn't it? The district in this special election Trump won by double digits of I'm not mistaken
Autodidact
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Montana only has one district.
Well, republicans control the state house and senate, yes, but not by any insurmountable margins.
Montana has a Democratic governor and senator. Compared to the rest of the region around Montana, the state is pretty blue at the local and state level.
Cow Mengde
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To keep people up to date:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/us/elections/election-calendar.html?_r=0
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/us/elections/election-calendar.html?_r=0
Aaron Strife
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A state assembly district in New York flipped too. Trump won 60% here. Even Romney won 55%.
Lord Frieza
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You don't need to get your hopes up for either to be honest, but Montana is looking a lot better than I think anyone could possibly expect
Montana is looking like it'll come down to the wire, which is better odds than any of the other districts up till now.
If dems over preform again, it'll be a lock.
You'reright that GA-6 looks even better though.
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Lord Frieza
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Wow, good deal
GiantEnemyGoomba
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With this and the NY election, is it looking more like Dems are mobilized or Reps are unmotivated to vote (or both hopefully)?
Crimson-Death
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Mwuahahahaha get fucked Repubs.
GiantBombGamer
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Hey, my community actually did a good thing.
rokkerkory
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Yayeeeee! Good job
First steps in a better balanced direction. We really need to get rid of these super majorities in many states. NC, for example, is super majority R. A few seats are needed to flip to prevent the state legislature from overriding Coopers vetos.
If we get close in Montana and Georgia I'll count that as a win because we are trending left nationwide and should continue to move that direction as the Republicans and Trump keep shiting the bed.
If we get close in Montana and Georgia I'll count that as a win because we are trending left nationwide and should continue to move that direction as the Republicans and Trump keep shiting the bed.
Probably more the former, though I'd prefer both.
water_wendi
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She seems like a great gain for NH. Her platform is awesome and she seems genuine.
Getting back into state legislatures is one way we can fight against racist gerrymandering.
Outdoor Miner
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Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but its important that Dems win back seats at the state level. The fact that they won in a R+20 district should give some pause. A sign of things to come?
My hope is that if Dems lose the Montana or Georgia races that ppl not get discouraged and continue the momentum.
My hope is that if Dems lose the Montana or Georgia races that ppl not get discouraged and continue the momentum.
Lord Frieza
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Gerrymandering in NC just got shot down by the Supreme Court, so a lot of those House seats that may not have been in play will possibly be up in midterms, too. I have no idea what the environment there is, but I hope NC is getting tired of all that shit.