C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
We’ve heard the rhetoric from the right trying to mitigate yesterday’s Democratic landslide victories, claiming that those victories where in ‘Democratic strongholds’ – this is false.
Consider:
Democrats flipped 13 seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates, including seven Republican safe seats held by Republicans for over 40 years.
In Pennsylvania, a red state, Democratic state supreme court justices won their retention races, in a state-wide election.
And in Mississippi, another red state, Democrats flipped two state senate seats.
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Consider:
Democrats flipped 13 seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates, including seven Republican safe seats held by Republicans for over 40 years.
In Pennsylvania, a red state, Democratic state supreme court justices won their retention races, in a state-wide election.
And in Mississippi, another red state, Democrats flipped two state senate seats.
Democrats sweep three major races in Virginia; pick up 13 seats in House of Delegates
It was a big night for Democrats in Virginia.
Pa. election results: All 3 Democratic Supreme Court justices win retention races
Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht survived an expensive election.
Democrats flip two seats in deep red Mississippi, break GOP supermajority
The outcome in Mississippi adds to a national pattern in which Democrats are making legislative gains in red states.

