justoffal
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Nah....not at all.....it was simply the pendulum swing of happenstance that more GOP seats were up for grabs that's all.Yes, i covered that. Amazing. The loser lost them both chambers and the white house.That’s his party.
One reason Democrats are starting in such a strong position is few of their incumbents are retiring or seeking another office. In total, only 11 Democratic-held seats have no incumbent running (including that one vacant seat) compared to 31 for the GOP (including those four vacant seats).
The 2020 House Map Looks Good For Democrats, But Republicans Still Have A Shot
While the presidential contest understandably gets the lion’s share of election coverage, don’t forget that all 435 seats in the House of Representatives will a…
fivethirtyeight.com
True, 22 of those 31 open GOP-held seats are currently rated as “safe,” but the other nine are competitive — including three where the Democrats are favored. The Democrats, on the other hand, only hold two open seats that are rated as competitive.
22 is a very different map.
JO