Democrats’ crisis of the future: The biggest states that back them are shrinking
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Democrats’ crisis of the future: The biggest states that back them are shrinking

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With America’s population shifting to the South, political influence is seeping from reliably Democratic states to areas controlled by Republicans. If current trends hold through the 2030 census, states that voted for Vice President Kamala Harris will lose around a dozen House seats — and Electoral College votes — to states that voted for President-elect Donald Trump. “Otherwise, it’s a really uphill battle every time.” The Brennan Center, which is left-leaning, projects Democratic states in 2024 would lose 12 seats in the next census. A changing map Entering election day, there was a broad consensus that Harris would comfortably win 226 electoral votes and Trump 219, with both campaigns fighting over seven battleground states to reach the 270 electoral votes required to win. The Blue Wall strategy combined with safely Democratic states would net just 258 electoral votes, 12 short of victory.

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Democrats’ crisis of the future: the biggest states that back them are shrinking
2 months ago

Democrats’ crisis of the future: the biggest states that back them are shrinking

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. If current trends hold through the 2030 census, states that voted for Vice President Kamala Harris will lose around a dozen House seats — and Electoral College votes — to states that voted for President-elect Donald Trump. “Otherwise, it’s a really uphill battle every time.” The Brennan Center, which is left-leaning, projects …

'Perpetual GOP dominance': Analyst argues beating Trump is not Dems' toughest challenge
4 months, 1 week ago

'Perpetual GOP dominance': Analyst argues beating Trump is not Dems' toughest challenge

Raw Story  

Defeating Donald Trump in his second term will be a grueling challenge for Democrats, wrote Daniel Block for The Atlantic — but clawing their way back to a majority in the Senate is going to be even harder. "On the surface," he wrote, the 2024 result of Democrats losing four Senate seats "may not seem dramatic, and in fact represents …

Trump rebuilds Democrat's 'blue wall' states with red bricks, especially Pennsylvania
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump rebuilds Democrat's 'blue wall' states with red bricks, especially Pennsylvania

Deccan Chronicle  

Harrisburg, Pa: Republicans landed historic victories in Pennsylvania this week, winning the battleground state's valuable presidential electoral votes, posting a two-seat gain in its U.S. House delegation and sweeping all four statewide offices on the ballot, including a U.S. Senate seat. VoteCast shows just 40% of Pennsylvania voters said they approve of Biden’s job performance, while 54 percent said they …

Trump rebuilds Democrats’ ‘blue wall’ states with red bricks. Especially Pennsylvania
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump rebuilds Democrats’ ‘blue wall’ states with red bricks. Especially Pennsylvania

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republicans landed historic victories in Pennsylvania this week, winning the battleground state’s valuable presidential electoral votes, posting a two-seat gain in its U.S. House delegation and sweeping all four statewide offices on the ballot, including a U.S. Senate seat. In Wisconsin and Michigan, Republicans gained but not as much Democrats had a much better night in Wisconsin …

2024 US Election: The path to 270 magic number goes through THESE swing states. Here’s how
4 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 US Election: The path to 270 magic number goes through THESE swing states. Here’s how

Live Mint  

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US election 2024 live: Donald Trump promises 'bigger, better, bolder' America after securing stunning White House return
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

US election 2024 live: Donald Trump promises 'bigger, better, bolder' America after securing stunning White House return

ABC  

Who is expected to win the house of representatives. - Noah Reuters reports that Republicans won control of the US Senate with victories in Montana, Ohio and West Virginia on Wednesday, ensuring Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year. Republicans were set to hold a majority of at least 52-48 in the US Senate …

Swing States: The Crucial Battleground States in the 2024 Presidential Election
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Swing States: The Crucial Battleground States in the 2024 Presidential Election

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 US presidential election is shaping up in seven key battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Arizona has historically been a swing state, but polls show Kamala Harris leading slightly over Donald Trump. Georgia, Michigan, and Nevada have also been key battlegrounds in recent elections, and their outcomes could have a significant impact on …

Seven States Could Decide the 2024 Presidential Election
55 years, 2 months ago

Seven States Could Decide the 2024 Presidential Election

CNN  

The 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be a battle between the Democrats and Republicans in several key battlegrounds. The blue wall states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are expected to be key battlegrounds, as they have traditionally voted for the Democratic candidate. However, polls suggest close races in these states, which will likely be key to determining the …

Seven States Could Decide the 2024 Presidential Election
55 years, 2 months ago

Seven States Could Decide the 2024 Presidential Election

CNN  

The 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be a battle between the Democrats and Republicans in several key battlegrounds. The blue wall states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are expected to be key battlegrounds, as they have traditionally voted for Democratic candidates. However, polls suggest close races in these states, which will likely be key to determining the outcome …

The 'Blue Wall' that will destroy Trump's 2024 dreams
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The 'Blue Wall' that will destroy Trump's 2024 dreams

Raw Story  

It was just about two years ago to the day. When a key Wisconsin Supreme Court election went blue later that spring the final brick in the wall fell neatly into place, and all three states proudly sported Democratic governors, attorneys generals, and liberal State Supreme Courts. Florida, and its senate race got closer thanks to Trump’s bombardment of Puerto …

Beyond Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, a multitude of small things can change the US election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Beyond Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, a multitude of small things can change the US election

ABC  

In this head-spinning presidential election, where should we fix our gaze? First of all, the changes have undercut the authority of the Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who in the aftermath of the 2020 election bravely rejected Trump's request to "find 11,780" votes. They also potentially pave for the way for three Trump supporting Republicans on the five-member State …

The four 'safe' blue states transformed into purple battlegrounds as ailing Biden clings to power and Trump closes in
8 months, 1 week ago

The four 'safe' blue states transformed into purple battlegrounds as ailing Biden clings to power and Trump closes in

Daily Mail  

Four previously 'safe' blue states - Minnesota, New Mexico, Virginia and New Hampshire - could be transformed into battlegrounds amid Biden's ailing campaign, experts believe. Four 'safe' blue states could be transformed into battlegrounds amid Biden's ailing campaign, experts believe Another shows Trump edging ahead in New Hampshire, which has been a Dem stronghold since 2000. Minnesota, New Mexico, Virginia …

Trump’s trying to dismantle the Blue Wall again. That would be disaster for Biden.
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s trying to dismantle the Blue Wall again. That would be disaster for Biden.

Politico  

On Wednesday, Trump is spending his valuable day out of a courtroom visiting Michigan and Wisconsin. | Scott Eisen/Getty Images Biden can win without the four southern and western states — as long as he holds all three Blue Wall states and captures at least four electoral votes from Maine and Nebraska, the two states that currently award some of …

Republicans are bleeding the voters who helped Trump break the 'blue wall' in 2016: elections expert
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans are bleeding the voters who helped Trump break the 'blue wall' in 2016: elections expert

Raw Story  

In 2016, former President Donald Trump won by sweeping the so-called "blue wall" states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. But since then, Democrats have racked up win after win after win in these states — culminating in this week's landslide victory by Democratic-endorsed nonpartisan Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz in Wisconsin over pro-Trump former state Justice Dan Kelly. "You know, …

The Blue States Where Democrats Had a Bad Night
2 years, 4 months ago

The Blue States Where Democrats Had a Bad Night

Slate  

One big story of the last decade in American politics has been the realignment of well-off, well-educated suburban voters into the Democratic Party. Maryland’s 6th District, which has a similar profile, is still too close to call between incumbent Democrat David Trone and his GOP challenger—whom he beat by 20 points two years ago. Senate challenger Mandela Barnes—pilloried for being …

US Midterm Elections 2022 Live: Republicans, Democrats in tight race for control of US Congress
2 years, 4 months ago

US Midterm Elections 2022 Live: Republicans, Democrats in tight race for control of US Congress

Firstpost  

1:18 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter US Midterm Elections 2022 Live Democrats show surprising strength; control of Congress unclear Control of Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag the party down. In the …

Hardening partisan map steepens Democrats’ climb in Senate
4 years, 4 months ago

Hardening partisan map steepens Democrats’ climb in Senate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Pinned six years in the minority, Democrats have an uphill but real shot at wresting Senate control in January, with more opportunities in 2022. “The Democratic caucus for a long time was built on winning races in red states” where they’ve since lost, said Matt House, a former Senate Democratic leadership aide. Besides Georgia, Democrats hope to grab …

Infographic: What are Biden and Trump’s paths forward?
4 years, 4 months ago

Infographic: What are Biden and Trump’s paths forward?

Al Jazeera  

With the election sitting at razor-thin margins, what are the candidates’ paths to victory in the Electoral College? To win the White House, a candidate must win at least 270 electoral votes, a majority of the 538 that are up for grabs in the 50 states, but not the popular vote. Currently, the path to 270 looks increasingly difficult for …

As Trump battles Biden in the US election, these are the states to watch
4 years, 4 months ago

As Trump battles Biden in the US election, these are the states to watch

ABC  

What happens when a hugely polarised superpower chooses its leader while a pandemic rages and civil unrest keeps breaking out? A proportional map of the United States' electoral college What you need to know first is that to secure the presidency, Donald Trump or Joe Biden needs to win a majority of the 538 votes in what's called the electoral …

Joe Biden goes all in on rebuilding ‘blue wall’ in campaign closing stretch
4 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden goes all in on rebuilding ‘blue wall’ in campaign closing stretch

CNN  

CNN — Joe Biden is making his final stand on the “blue wall” that President Donald Trump toppled four years ago. Biden’s decision to focus his final days of campaigning on northern battlegrounds showed that – while polls show him with narrow leads in other battleground states across the Sun Belt – his campaign believes winning back enough White, working-class …

America's battlegrounds: The Blue Wall and the Red Sea
4 years, 4 months ago

America's battlegrounds: The Blue Wall and the Red Sea

India Today  

The Blue Wall Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin In 2016, Donald Trump promised his supporters that he would 'build that wall', but it was a demolition job rather than a construction project that got him elected. Hillary Clinton's characterisation of Trump voters as "the deplorables", and her complacency about the blue wall on the banks of the great lakes, probably cost her …

US election explainer: The ‘battleground’ states to watch
4 years, 5 months ago

US election explainer: The ‘battleground’ states to watch

Al Jazeera  

Under the Electoral College system, a few states take on out-sized influence in US elections. Here’s a look at the states that could make the difference in 2020: Wisconsin, 10 Electoral Votes One of Trump’s 2016 upsets came in Wisconsin, where he beat Clinton by slightly less than 22,800 votes, a margin of 0.7 percent. Trump’s victory marked the first …

Blue states forced Trump to blink on reopening the economy
4 years, 11 months ago

Blue states forced Trump to blink on reopening the economy

CNN  

CNN — Disregard presidential bluster, because decisions on re-starting America’s economy amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic reverse the familiar Donald Trump-era power equation: for better or worse, Democrats hold the cards. Republicans control 26 of 50 governorships, but the 24 states with Democratic chief executives account for 58% of America’s gross domestic product, according to calculations by the Metropolitan Policy …

US midterm elections 2018: Democrats rebuild 'Blue Wall' in rust belt as voters send message to Donald Trump
6 years, 4 months ago

US midterm elections 2018: Democrats rebuild 'Blue Wall' in rust belt as voters send message to Donald Trump

Firstpost  

The results of the 2018 midterm elections are a referendum against US president Donald Trump’s policies with the Democratic victory in the House of Representatives with 223 seats—results in five seats are still pending—and the Republicans narrowly expanding their majority in the Senate. That the Democrats took back the House is not a new phenomenon: the president’s party tends to …

A blue tsunami? Democratic candidates have a 14-point national lead over Republicans in House races
6 years, 6 months ago

A blue tsunami? Democratic candidates have a 14-point national lead over Republicans in House races

Salon  

Democrats have a 14-point national lead in races for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. But black voters back Democrats by a margin of 84 percent to 7 percent, and Democrats also have a strong lead among Hispanic voters: 64 percent to 22 percent. "By a 14-point margin, Americans would rather …

Democrats, GOP both target voters behind cracked ‘blue wall’
6 years, 10 months ago

Democrats, GOP both target voters behind cracked ‘blue wall’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Automotive engineer Steve Semian credits Barack Obama with rescuing the auto industry and with it, much of Michigan. Macomb County, the site of Trump’s rally, is among the predominantly white counties known as a base for “Reagan Democrats” — blue-collar voters who abandoned the Democratic Party for Ronald Reagan, but who can be intriguingly movable. Later, …

The GOP’s Biggest 2018 Election Problem: Republican Representatives in Blue States
7 years, 3 months ago

The GOP’s Biggest 2018 Election Problem: Republican Representatives in Blue States

Huff Post  

The GOP has a 24-seat advantage in the House of Representatives today. But Republicans’ biggest problem headed into 2018 is that their coalition has depended for the last forty years on winning suburban House seats in solidly blue states, and those representatives are in danger of near extinction. However, the Republican’s problem is that the same thing has happened to …

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