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FBaggins

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3. It's going to take a herculean effort to avoid that disaster

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 5, 2021, 11:06 AM

Sep 2021

That 6-10 estimate is really “if everyone voted like they did in 2020”. IOW - just the reapportionment and redistricting.

Add the “first midterm of a new president” factor and it will be quite a challenge to retain the House. We need to make solid progress on the pandemic, Afghanistan, and economy.

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You're stuck in your normal senate analysis FBaggins Sep 2021 #1

To lose 6-10 seats would be a disaster. We'd lose the house and a complete jimfields33 Sep 2021 #2

It's going to take a herculean effort to avoid that disaster FBaggins Sep 2021 #3