CLOSE ELECTION: Simon Rosenberg on the Hopium Chronicles:
"To get a sense of how close we came to winning the House, here are the final results in the three closest races Republicans won:
. IA-01 Miller-Meeks +0.19% – 799 votes
. CO-08 Evans +0.73% – 2449 votes
. PA-07 Mackenzie +1% – 4215 votes
"If 3732 people in these three districts had voted for the Democratic candidate rather than these three Republicans, then Hakeem Jeffries would be the next Speaker."
(In the Presidential race, if 116,000 voters in MI, PA, WI had voted for Harris rather than Trump she would have won.)
I really think this will be a pyrrhic victory for the GOP. They barely won in the most anti-incumbent environment in recent memory, and that was their best performing candidate. Trumpism isn't going anywhere, but Trump is, and that's proved a very poor formula for them. We held up well enough in the Senate and are well-poised to have a trifecta in 2029 if we get even a close to normal backlash against Trump. They also won't get any significant legislation through the House. The only real variable is how many of Thomas, Alito, and Roberts step down.
CLOSE ELECTION: Simon Rosenberg on the Hopium Chronicles:
"To get a sense of how close we came to winning the House, here are the final results in the three closest races Republicans won:
. IA-01 Miller-Meeks +0.19% – 799 votes
. CO-08 Evans +0.73% – 2449 votes
. PA-07 Mackenzie +1% – 4215 votes
"If 3732 people in these three districts had voted for the Democratic candidate rather than these three Republicans, then Hakeem Jeffries would be the next Speaker."
(In the Presidential race, if 116,000 voters in MI, PA, WI had voted for Harris rather than Trump she would have won.)
I really think this will be a pyrrhic victory for the GOP. They barely won in the most anti-incumbent environment in recent memory, and that was their best performing candidate. Trumpism isn't going anywhere, but Trump is, and that's proved a very poor formula for them. We held up well enough in the Senate and are well-poised to have a trifecta in 2029 if we get even a close to normal backlash against Trump. They also won't get any significant legislation through the House. The only real variable is how many of Thomas, Alito, and Roberts step down.