GOP Will Control 70 Percent of All State Legislative Chambers

[franksolich]

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Oh my.

GOP Will Control 70 Percent of All State Legislative Chambers

Everyone is (rightfully) buzzing about Republicans' dominant victories in contested Senate, House and gubernatorial races on Tuesday, but another historic GOP accomplishment shouldn't be overlooked: When January rolls around, the Republican Party will control more legislative chambers at the state level than ever before in the history of our nation.  That's no small thing. The Washington Post  reported on this outcome yesterday:

Republican gains extended to state legislative chambers as well. Before Election Day, the GOP controlled 59 of 98 partisan legislative chambers across the country. On Tuesday, preliminary results showed Republicans had won control of both the Nevada Assembly and Senate, the Colorado Senate and state House chambers in Minnesota, New Mexico, Maine, West Virginia and New Hampshire.

That would give the party control of 67 chambers, five more than their previous record in the modern era, set after special elections in 2011 and 2012. It also would give Republicans total control of 24 states, in which they hold the governor’s mansion and both chambers of the state legislature (Nebraska’s unicameral legislature is technically nonpartisan, but in practice Republicans control the chamber by a wide margin). Democrats, by contrast, are likely to control all three legs of the governing stool in only six states.

Since that piece was published, there have been additional updates.  State Senates in Maine and West Virginia have officially gone red, meaning that the GOP will field majorities in 69 out of 98 partisan legislatures (Nebraska's state legislature is unicameral and nonpartisan).  For those keeping score at home, that's 70 percent of all legislatures.  And that's with Republican governors presiding over nearly two-thirds of all states.  As I said yesterday, not bad for a "regional party."   

According to the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), the party also broke Democratic legislative supermajorities in California, Delaware, Maryland and Vermont.  Nowhere did the Republican wave hit more dramatically than in Nevada.  Jon Ralston explains:
 
The Sandoval Sweep was unprecedented. When was the last time the Republicans held all constitutional offices and both houses of the Legislature? Never, say the great folks at the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

Republicans narrowly flipped the Nevada Senate, but decimated the Democratic majority in the lower chamber. Before the election, Democrats enjoyed a 26-15 advantage, with one vacancy.  After the election?  GOP 27, Dems 15.  A total reversal.  A supposedly "safe" House Democrat in Nevada's 4th Congressional District was also swept away by the undertow.  I'll leave you with these info-graphics on what President Obama has wrought for his party:

UPDATED: Evolution of state legislative control in the Obama era: pic.twitter.com/suekwk4OtQ
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) November 6, 2014

Obama's legacy. He didn't make the oceans recede, but he sure made the country a whole lot redder. pic.twitter.com/UiaHoCg1TD
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 6, 2014

Obama, yesterday: Who me? Change?

[thundley4]

Illinois has a Republican governor, but Dems still have super majorities in both state chambers and could easily override vetoes.

[wasp69]

GOP Will Control 70 Percent of All State Legislative Chambers

This, my friends, is the real news and not narrowly capturing the US Senate.  A building trend that has been going on for several election cycles. 

The Republican Revolution of 94 did not have the staying power because it did not have the same dynamics of state control to go with it.  Twenty years later, it does.

[libertybele]

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Oh my.

Great article.  I feel that the power of the GOP truly lies with the states with GOP governors.  Granted we have a new Congress that will be seated in January, but I'm not expecting miracles; those that were RINO's before are still going to continue leaning towards the left and those that sat and did nothing, will still do nothing.  We will have 30 states with Republican governors...if we could get all of them to stand together and take a conservative stance on some of the issues we are facing; especially immigration, we will make some headway and they have the power according to the 10th amendment..."The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

[Dori]

  We will have 30 states with Republican governors...if we could get all of them to stand together and take a conservative stance on some of the issues we are facing; especially immigration,

As of today, there are 20 states that are suing Obama over his amnesty EO. 

[libertybele]

As of today, there are 20 states that are suing Obama over his amnesty EO.

Yay ... the numbers are rising!!   

[Eupher]

Illinois has a Republican governor, but Dems still have super majorities in both state chambers and could easily override vetoes.

Time to get off that sinking ship, thundley. I'm glad I escaped that hellhole when I did.

[TerryOfromCA]

The GOP will never get control of the freakshow where I live: California.  We are permanently sceee-rewed

[thundley4]

Time to get off that sinking ship, thundley. I'm glad I escaped that hellhole when I did.

I have about 6-7 years to a decent retirement at my current job. Too late to jump ship now, but not long after that, I will.

[Dori]

The GOP will never get control of the freakshow where I live: California.  We are permanently sceee-rewed

It wasn't always that way.  Calif. produced two Republican Presidents.

Nixon and Reagan.  Going way back, California has had a lot of Republican Governors.

Earl Wilson  who eventually became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Goodwin Night, Ronald Reagan, George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson (my favorite), Arnold Schwarzenegger.   

[obumazombie]

At some point even the vote bought libs get fed up with childish leadership and vote the adults to be in charge.

[TerryOfromCA]

It wasn't always that way.  Calif. produced two Republican Presidents.

Nixon and Reagan.  Going way back, California has had a lot of Republican Governors.

Earl Wilson  who eventually became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Goodwin Night, Ronald Reagan, George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson (my favorite), Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Yep. It wasn't always that way. Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't help us much either.

[Eupher]

It wasn't always that way.  Calif. produced two Republican Presidents.

Nixon and Reagan.  Going way back, California has had a lot of Republican Governors.

Earl Wilson  who eventually became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Goodwin Night, Ronald Reagan, George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson (my favorite), Arnold Schwarzenegger.

None of those governors stopped the freak show from happening. Earl Wilson? I think you mean Earl Warren.

Commiefornia has a few pockets of sanity in it, sprinkled here and there, but the vast majority of that state is riddled with vermin. It's time to take off and nuke it from orbit -- it's the only way to be sure.

Better said, the big 'quake ought to take care of it.

In the meantime, Commiefornia is Illegal Central. It's the magnet for illegals. Seeing a pattern there? Regardless where the illegals wind up, though, the taxpayer foots the bill.

If only Commiefornia's freak show could be sucked down the San Andreas fault during the next big 'un....

[Dori]

Yep. It wasn't always that way. Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't help us much either.

Arnold came in when the state recalled Gray Davis, a Democrat.  The final reason he was recalled was when he signed a bill that allowed illegal aliens to get drivers licenses.  I'm no defender of Arnold, but he also had a lot of gridlock with a democrat controlled legislature.  One bill he vetoed, he wrote in the margin, f*** **u.