A Trump-Fueled ‘Wipeout’ for House Republicans in Northeast

Hardly a break from history. The NE has by and large been blue for my lifetime. Although, is Cuomo really blue?

Union soldiers from the Northeast were among the stalwarts who put an end to the Civil War. Now it’s time for them to stop another term of Jefferson Davis’s successor currently squatting in the White House.

This article is about the Northeast and no mention of Connecticut.

Up here in Maine we too enjoyed a remarkable transformation, from Tea Party Luddite red, to moderate blue. The Governor, the House, and the Senate are all uniformly blue now, and with any luck, the Republican carpet-bagger Bruce Poliquin will be gone from the second district too in a few days, thanks to our shiny new rank choice voting system. As goes Maine, so goes the Nation!

I, like many in Bucks County, was a Reagan Democrat. Also like many, I deeply regret that, as I see the fruition of his vision implemented. 1% of country filthy rich, but still hungry for more, with no desire at all to reinvest in the fundamentals that grew the country that created their wealth. And the way they sat back and did nothing to push back on the racially tinged hatred directed at the previous President. Now we have Nazis marching in the streets! Still, the level of push back was so minimal that it has just emboldened hatred to the extent that Jews are murdered in their synagogues. Again, I am astounded at the total lack of outrage. Disgusting. I am less angry than I am horrified. I will never vote for anther Republican again. In any election, at any level, for any office. Ever!

As if Eric Trump (the smart one? can't remember....) can get anyone to change their vote. Ha ha ha!

This piece overstates the results, at least in Pennsylvania. If the PA Supreme Court had not ruled in favor of Democrats redrawing district boundaries earlier in 2018, the GOP would've kept at least 3 seats, instead of losing them. This is a net 6 seat swing.

As a native Pennsylvanian, I was overjoyed to see us return to Blue from Purple. While personally I am more centrist; I couldn't stomach having the Republican candidate take office. He is a mini-me 45, and would've damaged our great state, including taxing our pensions, and voting to decimate Social Security & Medicare. Governor Tom Wolf has made me feel safe as a retired senior in the LGBT community, and I'm sure he will continue to do throughout his second term.

When I was growing in New Hampshire during the 1970's and 1980's, we had moderate "Yankee" Republicans and not the Ronald Reagan Republicans. The philosphy of the Yankee Republican is different from the present bunch. From a 2006 NY Times article descibing who they are. They are, "socially tolerant, environmentally enthusiastic, people who liked government to keep its wallet close to its vest and its hands out of social issues like abortion and, in recent years, same- sex marriage." With the Republicans become more of an older, whiter party, it has chased out a natural constituency. They would be older Asian-Americans who may not be Christian but agree with much of the social conservatism and national defense. Instead, the Party of Lincoln, who use to fight voter suppression, now has become the vote suppressors. That is why they lost in the Northeast.

Message to Democrats: Don't mess this up.

"...if we’re going to take back Congress... our brand is going to need to be more than just Trump.” (Duhaime said) No. If you're going to take back Congress, your brand is going to need to be much less Trump. You missed the point of this midterm election. Sad.

What everyone seems to forget is the fact that there are 50 states, not just NY and CA!

Sad. NJ is now controlled by one party rulers. The state government, governor, Senators, and now congresspeople are all Dems. The moderates are gone. It has the highest state income and property taxes. Auto insurance is sky high. To all the out of staters who are gleeful about what has happened in NJ why don’t you move here. See if you can afford the cost of living challenges when you live in NJ. Small businesses are fleeing and few large corporations have fled or have downsized. Yes, all the evil large corporations and small businesses which give people jobs.

It will be apropos and Divine Justice when Trump's downfall and ostracism from society will be spearheaded by women. It is coming.

The Republican core constituency has essentially shrunk to the 1% donor class, and rural, white working class folks who only watch FOX and continue to fall for Republicans culture war rhetoric. By definition, there aren't enough votes among the 1%, and the White Christian Nationalist crowd is aging out. Smart, reasonable Republicans like Leonard Lance are the canaries in the coal mine. People are getting wise to the fact that a vote for any Republican is a vote for Trump and Trumpism.

Any Republican can retain their support outside of Trump’s playground by just being genuine but within the Republican Party they will have no support so they genuflect towards Trump, and they lose the respect of their constituents.

Now WE THE PEOPLE are going after the rest of OUR United States to kick out the Robber Baron's morally/ethically bankrupt, insatiably greedy, war-mongering, socially unconscious operatives. They have no place in OUR United States governments or on OUR courts. WE will not let them destroy OUR lives again with their demented quest for supposed power.

Whether the shift is temporary or permanent, it was voluntary by a party of cult that plays gang politics with universal policy alignment to a fraction of a fraction. Strict alignment with base has never been a smart long term move. Use that as your guide, and start counting the days until you're gone. Universally accepted policy rules, or as close as you can get.

I take some exception to the description of Rodney Frelinghuysen only as "...a genteel, moderate Republican deal maker who rose to become the powerful chairman of the Appropriations Committee." He may be those things to his fellow congresspeople, and perhaps to some of the press, but to the residents in NJ-11, he's the guy who wouldn't meet with his constituents in person since 2013 -- or for more than his last two terms. Rodney rested on his laurels. He ran unopposed so often that Michael Moore once famously registered a ficus tree to challenge him for his seat. Rodney eventually announced his retirement... which was fine with those of us who felt he was working like someone who'd already retired. Mikie Sherrill was able to flip that seat for many reasons, but in addition to having strong policy positions, she understood that truly representing people means you have to show up. And it's terrific that she's but one of many Democrats in this geographical area entering the House, because our districts have specific transportation and tax needs that can best be addressed by a strong, unified congressional bloc.

A little too clever. Half of Pa’s delegation is Republicans. NY has several more, and Republicans ran strong races in NJ and CT. This is a very misleading analysis.

After the USA breaks apart in the coming decades, perhaps the northeast states can join Canada as provinces.

So proud of my state right now. It was a good night for Maine. Good riddance to our obstructionist, dysfunctional governor, and thank atheist God he wasn't replaced by another Trump sycophant. It's good to know that whatever the damage in Washington, our states can keep government for the people alive.

It should be understood that while these states have been Republican in the past and probably will return as Republican in the future but for right now they are trying to give Trump a message which he will totally ignore because his ego is bigger then this entire country, so a few states really don't matter to him. We have to keep after that message.

Even in MA the poplar Republican governor faces a Veto Proof Democratic House and Senate where Democrats are 80+% of both houses. Nice man, Intelligent man a Republican who understand the limits on his powers. Socially Liberal with a Business worldview.

About the new Democratic control of the NYS Senate: They should now make it easier to vote. We need Early Voting and easier requirements for absentee voting.

New Hampshire voters threw out the Majority GOP in both NH state house and state senate as well as the GOP majority in the state's Executive Council which keeps a check on GOP Governor Chris Sununu who managed to keep his seat. Even more astonishing, the blue wave means the ouster of longtime GOP local reps who have been reelected for as many as 8 and 9 two year terms. A defining revolution at the local level.

Betting on the rural white base, the republicans are riding a sick pony, and that will cost them. People in rural areas are shrinking in number and in health. Machines do the farm labor and corporations are pushing the last family farms out. Young people go to the cities for work and viable lives. In low-tax states like Oklahoma, decades of republican tax cuts have decimated schools and medical care, and the very towns that voted them in have had to go to 4-day schools and have seen their hospitals close down. The cities are turning, too. Our 5th District is sending a democratic woman, first ever, to D.C. first democrat since 1975 from the 5th. This is the pub's last hurrah, and all their cunning and chicanery can't change it.