u.s. senate seats up for reelection in 2018
In Senate, the majority has the power to schedule and Senator can slow legislation from coming to the floor for vote.. ..…
wisconsin election: after wins, dems' push for party's 2020 convention
Coming off Tuesday's sweep of statewide races, Wisconsin Democrats renewing their effort to win another big prize Democratic National Convention.. ..…
even political science professors are offering up the math behind the
Democrats: 40,558,262 (55.4%) . Republicans: 31,490,026 votes (43.0%) . ... Democrats kept 67% of them. BUT WITH ONLY 55% OF THE VOTE? . — J E (@jermsguy) November 7, 2018 . . ..…
young people expanded the electorate and reshaped legislatures to look
In Wisconsin, Democrat Tony Evers defeated incumbent Governor Scott Walker by a razor thin margin after a massive youth voter increase of more than 800 percent during early voting. ..…
us: midterm elections weaken republicans
Several particularly noxious reactionaries lost including Chris Kobach in Kansas and the infamous union basher Scott Walker in Wisconsin. But only flipping six state legislative chambers was a less impressive outcome for the Democrats, at least partly reflecting the gerrymandering of state..…
usa: the referendum on trump and the socialist way forward
It's significant, however, that Democrats won back some areas lost in the rust belt states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ohio. Democrats also won the in 23 of the 36 states including Kansas, Illinois, and Wisconsin, as well.. ..…
the other 2018 midterm wave: a historic 10-point jump in turnout among
Nine months after Parkland, students like David Hogg have joined the voter wave..., Voter among 18 to 29-year-olds in the midterm elections was 31 percent, according to preliminary estimate by The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University.. ..…
blue wave or ripple? election leads to divided government for
With few months in 2012, Tony Evers victory creates Wisconsin for the time since 2008. ... We have four Democrats win, yet you had situation you had one loss, said Hintz .. ..…
despite democratic gains, gop still dominant in state legislatures
(However, in Michigan and Wisconsin, key swing states in 2016, the governor’s seat was picked up by Democrats.) . ..…
voters repudiate president trump and gop policy agenda—2020
Democrats gained seven governors’ seats, including in important presidential battleground states such as Michigan and Wisconsin and flipped six state legislative bodies, with about 330 state legislative seats gained across the country. ... Democrats only need to add Pennsylvania..…
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