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2014 (Original Post) pismoclam Nov 2012 OP
We need 435 Obama organizations for the House of Representatives. kaiserhog Nov 2012 #1
There are only about 60 competitive House oswaldactedalone Nov 2012 #3
K&R n/t Tx4obama Nov 2012 #2

oswaldactedalone

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3. There are only about 60 competitive House
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 05:48 AM
Nov 2012

races in a given cycle. The way the districts have been gerrymandered it's almost impossible to defeat most incumbents. In our district, our rep had his most "competitive" race in years and he still won by 21 points.

I'd say identify the 50 most vulnerable House Repukes to flip their seats along with the protecting the 20 most vulnerable Dems and focus all attention on those races.

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