02-28-2018, 06:26 PM
This has gotta be making the Dems' toes tingle leading up to the 2018 mid-terms; lotta optimism that they'll be able to take majority control of the House or Senate this year.
Democrats flipped their 38th and 39th Republican-held state legislative seats since President Donald Trump took office last night, with wins in New Hampshire and Connecticut state House races. There have only been 4 flips from Democrats to Republicans in special elections during the same period.
In Connecticut, Democrat Phil Young narrowly bested Republican Bill Cabral for a seat that the GOP had held for 44 years, though Hillary Clinton beat Trump there by 2 points in 2016.
In New Hampshire, Democrat Philip Spagnuolo defeated Republican Les Cartier, 54% to 46%, in a district Trump won by 13 percentage points in the 2016 presidential election.
New Hampshire has been the home of five of the 38 red-to-blue flips since Trump took office. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the party's arm that focuses on statehouse races, has spent $150,000 in the state on staff, advertising and campaign operations.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/...index.html
Democrats flipped their 38th and 39th Republican-held state legislative seats since President Donald Trump took office last night, with wins in New Hampshire and Connecticut state House races. There have only been 4 flips from Democrats to Republicans in special elections during the same period.
In Connecticut, Democrat Phil Young narrowly bested Republican Bill Cabral for a seat that the GOP had held for 44 years, though Hillary Clinton beat Trump there by 2 points in 2016.
In New Hampshire, Democrat Philip Spagnuolo defeated Republican Les Cartier, 54% to 46%, in a district Trump won by 13 percentage points in the 2016 presidential election.
New Hampshire has been the home of five of the 38 red-to-blue flips since Trump took office. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the party's arm that focuses on statehouse races, has spent $150,000 in the state on staff, advertising and campaign operations.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/...index.html