Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Congressional Elections

For Thursday, Davidson ch. 5

Competition

  • Incumbents Usually Win -- 2020
  • House and Senate margins  

    • Recruitment

    Control

  • Midterms Are Bad for the President's Party



    • The House

  • Overview  -- the game
  • Gerrymandering: cracking, packing, merging, isolating
  • Unintentional gerrymandering -- NYT article
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    1 comment:

    1. Maya KurkhillFebruary 1, 2022 at 1:45 PM

      Unfortunately, Sen. Ben Ray Luján suffered a stroke and is in recovery. Following up on the conversation last week regarding the timing of the new Supreme Court nomination and precarious Dem makeup of Senate, here's a snippet from WSJ article by Andrews:

      "While Mr. Luján is absent from Senate, there will be just 49 senators in the Democratic caucus, making passing any party-line nominations difficult, including President Biden's Supreme Court pick, as well as any legislation that needs full support from Democrats."

      -"Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján Hospitalized for Stroke" WSJ, Natalie Andrews

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