Sponsored Content
« Is Nancy Pelosi Really Thinking Of Hanging On To Leadership Position? | Main | Surprise! Bag of Uncounted Ballots Found in CT »
November 04, 2010

The Down Ticket Tidal Wave

It's been discussed here and there, but let's take a moment to ponder the significance of what happened in Tuesday's elections at the state level.

Death and destruction, that's what happened.

680 seats picked, bigger than the 94 Republican wave (472), bigger than the post-Watergate Democrat wave (628).

Not since 1928 have Republicans controlled this many state legislatures.

Here's a pretty map.

Ace hit the numbers early Wednesday morning. The ramifications are going to be felt for years, first with post-census redistricting. States that have been growing in population are largely in Republican hands (for example, Texas will pick up at least 3 House seats and very likely a 4th, while California is going to lose seats may lose one seat* for the first time in 50 years).

So, barring the (fewer than we had before) Dem state reps high-tailing it for Oklahoma to avoid a vote on new district maps, this is, what's the word I'm lookin for?

Friggin huge.


UPDATE: Sorry, CA projection was from an LAT article I read from 09 but can't find, so I'll call loose shit on me. Current projections I can find say it stays static like this one.


digg this
posted by Dave In Texas at 08:36 PM

| Access Comments




Recent Comments
My Life is Insanity : ">> best way to do that is to get a dog, lol! Havi ..."

vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion : "Booken morgen horden ..."

JT: "hiya ..."

Skip : "Tolle Lege ..."

PabloD : "Books! ..."

runner: "With the exception of JackStraw from the diminutiv ..."

fd: "Does anybody know what happened to Shatner's neck? ..."

Martini Farmer: "> I saw Big Loaf open for Little Feat at the Capit ..."

No One Of Consequence: "268 My lawn is reappearing and it is a bloody mess ..."

Lizzy[/i]: ">>Weed has been legal here in Nevada for about 5 y ..."

Divide by Zero [/i]: " With the exception of JackStraw from the diminut ..."

runner: "I've been watching Shadow and Jackie. not live, i ..."

Recent Entries
Search


Polls! Polls! Polls!
Frequently Asked Questions
The (Almost) Complete Paul Anka Integrity Kick
Top Top Tens
Greatest Hitjobs

The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
More Margaret Cho Abuse
Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
Powered by
Movable Type 2.64