Sunday, November 03, 2024

THERE ARE IMPORTANT ELECTIONS BESIDES THE ONE FOR PRESIDENT

By Bob Walsh

 


There are right now between 22 and 25 seats that are legit toss-ups in the House of Representatives.  That is about 3 times the current Republican advantage in the house.  The Republicans are only eight seats up, with three empty seats right now.  It is fairly likely the Democrats will take the house.  The red wave turned red fizzle in 2022 did get an unusual number of Republicans elected in purple districts, several in both New York and California are very interesting this time around.  If Trump does not carry the day many of those seats will swing back to the dark side, and they may do so even if Trump wins.

However it is likely the Republicans will manage to take the Senate by 1-4 seats, depending on how well or how poorly Trump does and which way the wind is blowing.  There are real chances for Republicans to pick up Montana, Nevada and Ohio and reasonable chances for Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.  Assuming Trump wins these people will help him get people on the courts who do not have their heads up their asses.  If Kamala wins, wins in these areas will keep some sort of a leash on Kamala to keep her from doing too much stuff that is completely crazy.  Remember the Democrats only have the senate by a 51-49 split.  If Kamala wins AND the Democrat-Socialists take both houses, the country is in trouble.  

There are of course literally hundreds of important state and local elections, ballot issues, bond issues, things like that that can have a definite effect on how people live their lives.  Much of this shit IS important.  

DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THOSE WHO SHOW UP. 

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