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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow Are Your Congressional and State Legislative Districts Shaping Up?
We're coming close to primary season, and most people who will be running have already announced their candidacy for Congressional and state legislative offices. The 2014 election is going to be a crucial one for Democrats, who have opportunities in many Congressional districts and state legislative districts to replace Republican office-holders with a Democrat.
So, tell us how things are looking where you are for both Congressional and legislative races as we build up toward the primaries and November.
I'm in St. Paul, MN, in MN CD-4 and state legislative district 67a. We're in the fortunate position to have strong progressive incumbents for those seats who are certain to be re-elected. However, our neighboring Congressional district, MN CD-6, will have no incumbent, since Michele Bachmann has decided not to run. That district is in play and a strong Democratic candidate could win. Bachmann won in 2012 with only about a 1% margin, so Democrats in Minnesota are going to be all in to support the Democratic candidate.
How are things looking in your districts and neighboring districts, if you don't mind revealing a bit of information about where you are?
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)I am in Georgia, a totally red state. There are not many Democrats in office. All statewide offices are held by Republicans. My only hope is in Jimmy Carter's grandson, Jason Carter, who secured the Democratic nomination for governor.
And Cherokee County, where I live, is so red it glows. There is only one Democrat in office here.
MineralMan
(146,311 posts)However, you do have five Congress members who are Democrats. Maybe you can look around the state and find a district where another Democrat can win and support that candidate, along with the other incumbent Democrats.
If you can also work on getting Carter elected as Governor, that will help, too.
Also, your state legislature has 33% Democratic incumbents. Maybe there are districts where that number can be increased. It's worth checking and working to help candidates in those districts.
warrior1
(12,325 posts)blue all the way
MineralMan
(146,311 posts)However, there are surrounding districts that can probably use some help in flipping the district to a Democratic candidate. That's not a part of California I'm very familiar with, but it's worth looking around to see if a nearby district can be flipped, I think.
MineralMan
(146,311 posts)otherone
(973 posts)Cut food stamps .. lose Newburgh. .