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All of them? - I was wondering because in the UK some MPs can get replaced in by-elections halfway through the main political cycle
tim kaine won
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and warren
I dont think texas will stay red
I'm not sure
Oh wow, democrats lost the 2014 midterms <:GWcmeisterPeepoE:403295297159299083>
The House is intended to be the most responsive to the sways of the popular will, so they change out all reps(in theory) every 2 years
The Senate was to provide stability out of synch with the Presidency's 4 year terms, so they change out a third each 2 years for 6 year terms @Agamemnon's Death Mask
Well they lost 9 seats
Look up the 2010 election
Florida is on a knife edge
House +63 R that year
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It was that election that made Obama basically give up on passing legislation after Obamacare
After that it was all Executive Orders
@@Legiondude that seems actually really great in theory, but could leave the house vulnerable to modern reactionary rhetoric
That's kind of what trump is though
Well that's why there's the bicameral requirement
If the House is reactionary, they can only pass legislation into law if the Senate accepts and doesn't make changes to it, plus the President has to accept it
Democrats just lost a seat
And cutting out the President accepting things requires a 2/3rds majority from both houses
That makes sense. I've said for a while there's a lot that the UK should adopt from the US system
I like how they've "called" Ohio, with 12% of the vote lol
Cause that makes sense...
If the Senate does make changes to the reactionary House's bill, then the House has to vote on if they accept the changes. If they don't, it's basically dead
So, excluding the formation of political parties, the system is designed to be moderating through the Checks and Balances system
SO
IT LOOKS LIKE THE REPUBLICAN IN CT HAS A GOOD CHANCE
Thats insane
Ned Lamont is completely losing the Rural areas
oh shit, did Florida go Red?
Sorry not an American. CT?
Connecticut
I saw 1/8 that Republicans keep the House, and now 4/9? Yeah, they got it
Connecticut or however you spell it
80%~ of votes counted
Well that's it then
Both Republicans in Senate and Governorship winning by a point or less
Ta. Interesting