The Garden State now has just one Republican in its congressional delegation-the lowest representation for the GOP there in more than a century.
Counting 2000, 22 states have voted for the Republican presidential nominee each time this century, and 15 states have supported the Democratic nominee.
To simplify a definition, let's call these America's "Red states" and "Blue states."
In the 2000 election, there were 63 Republicans elected to the House from states that Al Gore won, and there were 48 Democrats elected to the House from states that George W. Bush won.
Democrats held 15(!) seats in red states, accounting for 30 percent of their total.
Fast-forward 18 years and their foothold in those same 22 states numbers just 4 seats.
Although Republicans have had to defend much less territory outside red states, it's notable-if not alarming-that they only have one Senate seat in an Obama/Clinton state.
https://www.weeklystandard.com/chris-deaton/the-2018-midterm-elections-and-tribalism-in-american-politics
Counting 2000, 22 states have voted for the Republican presidential nominee each time this century, and 15 states have supported the Democratic nominee.
To simplify a definition, let's call these America's "Red states" and "Blue states."
In the 2000 election, there were 63 Republicans elected to the House from states that Al Gore won, and there were 48 Democrats elected to the House from states that George W. Bush won.
Democrats held 15(!) seats in red states, accounting for 30 percent of their total.
Fast-forward 18 years and their foothold in those same 22 states numbers just 4 seats.
Although Republicans have had to defend much less territory outside red states, it's notable-if not alarming-that they only have one Senate seat in an Obama/Clinton state.
https://www.weeklystandard.com/chris-deaton/the-2018-midterm-elections-and-tribalism-in-american-politics
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