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zipplewrath

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Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Fri Aug 17, 2018, 11:59 AM

Aug 2018

There are places, districts, where many of those 35% live. Candidates will still win there. There are places where there aren't many of them. Those places are already blue no matter how big the wave is. We'll be lucky to just take back the House. We don't have a prayer of a large majority, not until gerrymandering is fixed.

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The key numbers for midterms are 35 and 15. [View all] Funtatlaguy Aug 2018 OP

Distribution zipplewrath Aug 2018 #1

I would be thrilled at 39 and 9 Awsi Dooger Aug 2018 #2