Feels like everyone's running with their Why-Democrats-Lost takes even though Democrats won.
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I don't think "but they lost seats in the House!" is a great take because nobody owns those seats—everybody's term expired—and winning seats as the out-party at a midterm is a whole different (and much easier) ballgame than winning them in a presidential year.
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"Nobody owns those seats" is *especially* true in an era like now where there's a weak incumbency bonus, and it can make comparing results after a midterm and a presidential year pretty apples-to-oranges. Of note: Democrats gained a lot of seats relative to 2016 in the House.
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I'd still say it signifies a need to move on from Pelosi.
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Nancy Pelosi has been reelected speaker of the House by her caucus for the next session of Congress. She faced no challenge for her post. She just needs 218 votes in the House to secure it, which she'll get. She indicated after the vote that the upcoming term will be her last.
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Looking at the Senate, Republicans have a shot at the Senate and a shot at the House. But also a shot at the Senate, the House, the Senate, the House, and the Senate.
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This is an outrageously bad take
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Trump isn’t the only person experiencing a breakdown atm.
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Nate Silver, the election understander
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So nobody owns those seats but in out years they kinda do?
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Every 4 years both sides only gain seats cuz everybody's term is up, therefore you're going from 0 to X! Galaxy brain takes up here.
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And a counterargument would be Republicans lost seats in the Senate.
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