David Mark

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David Mark @DavidMarkDC

@MatthewWallack The big pickups by House Democrats that year padding their majority pretty much put the speaker's gavel out of reach to Republicans over the next 36 years. Even very strong elections like 1966 and 1980 only chipped away at the Dem majority but weren't enough to topple until 1994. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 30, 2021

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David Mark @DavidMarkDC

@JacobRubashkin His special election win in spring 1994 portended the Republican wave that fall and the first GOP House majority in 40 years. The district has previously been represented by a Democrat, who resigned mid-term. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 29, 2021

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David Mark @DavidMarkDC

@MatthewWallack Wow. Really helpful data — the kind of thing I sort of thought anecdotally, but great to actually have the numbers crunched on, for empirical proof. And casts doubt on the notion of "good old days" in the competitiveness of House elections, whatever the current problems exist. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 30, 2021