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Fiendish Thingy

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6. They're still going to lose the house in November

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:25 PM

Apr 29

And gerrymandering won’t affect senate or presidential elections.

If enough courageous dems are elected in 2026 and 2028, and they kill the filibuster and expand the court, then a new VRA can be passed that won’t be overturned.

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With the VRA gutted, the GOP could target over a dozen Black and Latino House districts [View all] In It to Win It Apr 29 OP

If 2026 is as bad for the GOP as its looking they probably wont have the opportunity to do much of or any of this SSJVegeta Apr 29 #1

As long as they control state legislatures, they will. Those are not very likely to change hands In It to Win It Apr 29 #2

Usually not. But this is not usually. SSJVegeta Apr 29 #3

I wouldn't read too much into special elections DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 29 #4

The swings have been much more drastic on the past year Fiendish Thingy Apr 29 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Apr 29 #10

Actually there are projections that control of several state legislatures are likely to change hands in 2026 Fiendish Thingy Apr 29 #7

Well, I've only been B.See Apr 29 #5

They're still going to lose the house in November Fiendish Thingy Apr 29 #6

Is pie in the sky "reality based"? BannonsLiver Apr 29 #9