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Last years special election for Tom Prices (R) seat in suburban Atlanta became the most expensive House race ever, about $50 million on all sides, and while Democrats lost, it was by a narrow margin in a wealthy suburban district the Republicans used to win easily. It led Democrats to believe their initial strategy of focusing on the suburbs gave them a path to the majority, the Washington Post reports.
However, the more telling special elections might have been a handful in more rural districts President Trump won by overwhelming margins. Five special elections have been held for seats where Trump won 56 percent to 60 percent of the vote in Kansas, Montana, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Arizona and in each of those races the Democrat did much better than expected, winning one and getting very close in two others.
https://politicalwire.com/2018/04/28/democrats-are-suddenly-competitive-in-rural-districts-too/
whathehell
(29,094 posts)Excellent news!
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)that when GOPers are in control the economy sucks for them as well as everybody else that is not rich, money wise.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Trump and his corruption ain't going away. Throw in tariffs and an economy sputtering.