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01-14-2017, 01:04 PM
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Obama's Legacy: The Total Destruction Of The Democratic Party

Republicans today hold 31 out of 45 lieutenant governor offices – with three open-seat victories and two re-elections on Tuesday.

GOP control of 69/99 of the state legislatures (Nebraska’s is unicameral) is an all-time high, and after the 2014 midterms, Republicans had the most state-elected lawmakers in office since 1920. With the results of the 2016 elections, the Republican Party is the dominant political force in the country. President-elect Trump will preside over unprecedented levels of Republican power in office.
Democrats seem to know this, as Guy noted they’re willing to use the last of their positions in power to hold the line on Obamacare (http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/11/11/yes-please-democrats-plan-to-go-to-war-to-protect-obamacare-n2244163), which certainly contributed to Clinton’s defeat. That, and not being able to inject enthusiasm into the Obama coalition, couple with scores of Obama voters flipping for Trump. The collapse of the Democratic Party could be a brutal ordeal, (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democratic-party-future_us_5824caf6e4b0c56101d5ec05) according to Huffington Post’s Zach Carter

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/11/11/obamas-legacy-the-total-destruction-of-the-democratic-party-n2244680