Political Junkie

On November 15 of last year, I published a blog entitled “The Yellow Brick Road to Retaking the House Majority.”   At the time, Republicans had lost 37 seats while a handful of races remained uncalled.   Because Republicans ended up losing 40 seats, the “yellow brick road” needs an update to reflect that total. I kept the majority of the text of the original article in tact with changes made in bold and certain portions deleted. Well, Republicans lost 40 seats in the midterm elections, meaning that they will need a net gain of 18 in order to retake control.   Nearly half of the Democrats’ pickups came in districts carried by Hillary Clinton.   Republicans should probably write off most of those seats and focus on winning back the House by winning back many of the seats carried by President Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election they lost this year, in addition to trying to flip seats won by President Trump that Republicans have not held for decades. ...

Well, Republicans lost at least 37 seats in the midterm elections, meaning that they will need a net gain of at least 14 in order to retake control.   Half of the Democrats’ pickups came in districts carried by Hillary Clinton.   Republicans should probably write off those seats and focus on winning back the House by winning back many of the seats carried by President Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election they lost this year, in addition to trying to flip seats won by President Trump that Republicans have not held for decades. As of right now, it looks like Republicans have no pickup opportunities in California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Texas, and Washington; states where Republicans ended up losing at least one seat this year. Keep in mind that the Democrats will probably target the remaining five seats carried by Hillary Clinton as they seek to expand their House majority in 2020; in addition to a handful of seats that Republicans only won by a narrow margin...