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Vote 👏🏼 in 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 2018 👏🏼 Midterm 👏🏼 Elections 👏🏼

SERIOUSLY

If you vote in Democrats, they’ll be able to block Trump’s policies

It’s not just that they’ll be able to block Drumpf’s policies for the (hopefully only) remaining two years: the
entire House of Representatives is up for re-election in 2018. Whoever
wins the House in 2018 will still control it in 2020, when we have our
next census. This means we voting districts will get to be redrawn and if Republicans retain control of the House in
2020, they will make gerrymandering even worse than it is now, which
already favors them.

But the odds are severely in favor of Republicans for 2018. The election is ridiculously lopsided:
23 Democrat seats and both (there are only 2) Independent seats (who
Caucus with Dems) will be up for the taking compared to only 8
Republican seats.

Not to mention midterm election turnout is always far less than POTUS elections and Republicans consistently turn out for midterms while non-Republicans fail to show up worse than they normally do.

It gets worse. This is the Senate race in 2018:

1. Arizona – Currently Republican
2. California – Currently Democrat
3. Connecticut
   – Currently Democrat

4. Delaware
   – Currently Democrat

5. Florida
   – Currently Democrat

6. Hawaii
   – Currently Democrat

7. Indiana
   – Currently Democrat

8. Maine
   – Currently Independent
9. Maryland
   – Currently Democrat

10. Massachusetts
    – Currently Democrat

11. Michigan
    – Currently Democrat

12. Minnesota
    – Currently Democrat

13. Mississippi
    – Currently Republican

14. Missouri
    – Currently Democrat

15. Montana
    – Currently Democrat

16. Nebraska
    – Currently Republican

17. Nevada
    – Currently Republican

18. New Jersey
    – Currently Democrat

19. New Mexico
    – Currently Democrat

20. New York
    – Currently Democrat

21. North Dakota
    – Currently Democrat

22. Ohio
    – Currently Democrat

23. Pennsylvania
    – Currently Democrat

24. Rhode Island
    – Currently Democrat

25. Tennessee
    – Currently Republican

26. Texas
    – Currently Republican

27. Utah
    – Currently Republican

28. Vermont

    – Currently Independent

29. Virginia
    – Currently Democrat

30. Washington
    – Currently Democrat

31. West Virginia
    – Currently Democrat

32. Wisconsin
    – Currently Democrat

33. Wyoming
    – Currently Republican
    

All of the states in bold were awarded to Drumpf, 11 of which are currently held by Democrats. Republicans hold a 52 seat majority right now. If they can maintain the 8 seats they have to defend, they only need 8 Democrat and/or Independent seats to have a 60 seat supermajority and the power to pass basically anything they want under Trump for two years.

If you think it’s catastrophic now (and it is), imagine Drumpf and the Republicans with a 60 seat supermajority for two years plus a Republican House with the power to redistrict in 2020.

And that is why organizing now is critical. Getting people to run against every GOP House Member and tying every action by Trump to them. Make the 2018 elections ALL ABOUT TRUMP. This is also about taking back Governor’s Mansions. 

It is NOT impossible, but it requires effort. 2018 elections efforts SHOULD ALREADY BE UNDERWAY!

@ all my american followers

This is for the House rather than the Senate, but my US followers should signup at http://swingleft.org. It’s a website focused on those districts that won by less than 15% of the vote – Democrat to support them and build them up so they don’t lose in 2018 and Republican, as these are areas where there’s a high chance of being able to swing it back to progressive voices. By putting in your zip code, you can find the closest swing district (mine’s in California – Oregon only has 1 GOP representative, but he’s won that district for over 20 years with 70% of the vote – not a swing vote) and then sign up for updates for that district. 

Dittoing the rec for http://swingleft.org! 

(Although I note that redistricting is primarily controlled by STATE legislatures, not the House. We also need to be worrying about state reps and governor races!) 

Yeah the redistricting thing is hella complicated and my best advice (and future #political homework) is to find out what your specific state does w/r/t drawing district lines. So yes, REMEMBER THAT YOUR STATE LEGISLATURE AND STATE EXECUTIVES MAY BE UP FOR REELECTION IN ‘18 AS WELL. For instance my pissant of a governor Greg Abbott is up as well as Ted The Zodiac Killer Cruz, so like, I got some work to do. AND SO DO Y’ALL.