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mountain grammy

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37. Very good, very true!

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Officially: Dems piclk up 10 seats from republicans in the congress. [View all] GreenTea Nov 2012 OP

Still, Ten more seats is good news! LaPera Nov 2012 #1

There was talk here of five seats being good. longship Nov 2012 #2

+1,000 to what you said. freshwest Nov 2012 #6

NC littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 #3

I John2 Nov 2012 #26

"The Congress" is composed of the House and the Senate. kath Nov 2012 #4

2 dsc Nov 2012 #5

It's hard for me to think of Ben Nelson as a "loss" ... more like a "loser." TahitiNut Nov 2012 #41

Fisher sounds quite the piece of work dsc Nov 2012 #42

She's a nightmare. progressoid Nov 2012 #48

That's what I was wondering. 10 seats? In both the Senate & House combined? nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #21

Charts: Ladyparts Strike Back Milliesmom Nov 2012 #7

Makes me proud of my country MsLeopard Nov 2012 #9

I'm very proud too! Milliesmom Nov 2012 #13

I turn 65 this month, this makes me look forward to getting older! mountain grammy Nov 2012 #36

Since republicans use gerrymandering to such advantage eyewall Nov 2012 #8

The next gerrymandering festival isn't for a decade, I think? (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #10

thats right a census year at the begining of the decade.. next 2020 oldhippydude Nov 2012 #14

ahh, thanks for the info, I didn't realize it was tied to the census. eyewall Nov 2012 #39

There's nothing illegal about redistricting prior to a census. David__77 Nov 2012 #40

Democrats DO gerrymander... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #49

District number 4 looks pretty specialized LOL eyewall Nov 2012 #53

unfortunately- I'm in the 14th district- by two blocks. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #54

as for the 4th- it's the district represented by Luis Gutierrez. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #55

Which is why we have to quit putting it all into the Presidency treestar Nov 2012 #51

Out of those 234 Rs, are there 17 who might vote with Democrats ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2012 #11

I'm skeptical. kentuck Nov 2012 #16

Good question, although off the top of my head, NO... winstars Nov 2012 #18

Moderates are gone from the republican party. The party is left with extremists. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #31

a lot, if not all, are afraid of being primaried if they do oldhippydude Nov 2012 #19

Not with fear getting primaried by a tea party nut job, vinny9698 Nov 2012 #20

I think so! It certainly is worth going over the cliff and waiting until next year! reformist2 Nov 2012 #28

Not bad at all. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #12

Recommended. William769 Nov 2012 #15

It amazes me there can be that many Republicans. nt valerief Nov 2012 #17

Republicans were smart in 2010. We were dumb. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #29

It's dumb to be Republican. nt valerief Nov 2012 #30

Very good, very true! mountain grammy Nov 2012 #37

Just as I predicted... nradisic Nov 2012 #22

All elections through 2024 are absolutely vital if we are to return this nation to sanity and bluestate10 Nov 2012 #23

We need to focus on picking up state legislative seats everywhere tabbycat31 Nov 2012 #56

We done good, kids libodem Nov 2012 #24

Any chance we can fix dem4ward Nov 2012 #25

Yes. Bibliovore Nov 2012 #35

Our success inn 2014... ReRe Nov 2012 #27

A ground game can only go so far tabbycat31 Nov 2012 #57

17 more to go in 2014. Hulk Nov 2012 #32

Powell, Zerban and Graves were three of the best, mountain grammy Nov 2012 #38

Unexpected gains CitizenPatriot Nov 2012 #33

The Republicans picked up 6 seats in 2002 democrattotheend Nov 2012 #34

We didn't pick status quo, politicians picked their voters, drew lines around them. julian09 Nov 2012 #43

If the Dems in Congress want a big turnout in 2014, they should Doctor_J Nov 2012 #44

And perhaps there are 17 sane Republicans among that 234 . . . MrModerate Nov 2012 #45

Dems will need to gain control at state levels and change the gerrymandering. spooky3 Nov 2012 #46

Wishful thinking but it's possible you could see some shifts in gerrymandered districts cherish44 Nov 2012 #47

A week ago I was saying we needed 40 votes in 2014. WE ONLY NEED ______! 21? Gregorian Nov 2012 #50

Who did they replace would be interesting too treestar Nov 2012 #52

And, the majority of the votes cast for members of Congress nationwide. Blue mandate, red majority. Coyotl Nov 2012 #58