(The Washington Post) — “To attain a bare majority, Democrats would probably have to win the national popular vote by nearly 11 points. Neither Democrats nor Republicans have won by such an overwhelming margin in decades. Even a strong blue wave would crash against a wall of gerrymandered maps.”
Democrats have a lot working in their favor this election cycle in their effort to take back the House.
Their voters turned out in proportionally greater numbers than Republicans in recent primaries and special elections. Polls show voters favor a Democrat over a Republican representing them in Congress. Republicans are retiring at historic numbers. Donald Trump is president, and a historically unpopular one.
But there’s one outsize hurdle standing in the way of Democrats’ sudden popularity: gerrymandering.
Click to continue reading. By Amber Phillips – March 31, 2018.