Paul Kane

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Paul Kane @pkcapitol

And in 1960, Senate Rs gained 2 seats, so there was consistency as voters sided with more charming JFK and went Republican in Congress. November 2020 was so bizarre: Biden wins WH by 7.1 million votes (306 EC), Senate Ds gained 3 seats .... and House Ds lost 12. Huh? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2021

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Important thread. Hard to overstate how historically anomalous this was: While Trump got thumped by 7.1 million votes nationally, House Rs netted +12 seats. Gotta go back to 1960, when Rs won 22 seats as JFK won presidential, to find something remotely close. — PolitiTweet.org

A RECAP of 2020 House races (now that #NY22 is finally resolved) Dems have 222 House seats. Rs have 213 seats. The… https://t.co/qpvD7cOlOn

Posted Feb. 8, 2021

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@meredithshiner Nah, not true. In 2018 PA & FL were redrawn to Dems benefit, and the 2020 NC map was favorable to Dems. They did worse in 2020, than in 2018, on a map that was better for them as their top of ticket did quite well. This wasn't a gerrymandering issue. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2021