- Joined
- Jul 27, 2014
- Messages
- 17,226
- Reaction score
- 6,895
- Location
- Mountains
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Libertarian - Right
You are confused by a presidential victory.
It means nothing - as you will see. The long term is what counts in history ...
You are correct making your previous statement incorrect. It is also about GOP control of state legislatures, the majority of GOP governors, control of the Senate and the House.
State legislatures:
Republicans Now Control Record Number of State Legislative ChambersRepublicans are now in control of a record 67 (68 percent) of the 98 partisan state legislative chambers in the nation, more than twice the number (31) in which Democrats have a majority, according to the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
“That’s more than at any other time in the history of the Republican Party,” according to NCSL. “They also hold more total seats, well over 4,100 of the 7,383, than they have since 1920.”
Governors:
Republicans now dominate state government, with 32 legislatures and 33 governorsDemocrats had also hoped to gain among governors in 2016, and indeed they likely flipped North Carolina, pending a recount. However, they failed to flip Indiana and lost Missouri, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The electoral calendar also severely limited Democratic opportunities for gains because 38 states did not hold gubernatorial elections in 2016, and 34 governors in many big blue states like Illinois were last elected in the low-turnout 2014 midterm wave, which benefited Republicans immensely.