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Democrats have overperformed in key elections in 2025: (Original Post) applegrove Sep 20 OP
Important find. Thanks. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 20 #1
Redistricting might backfire on them tinrobot Sep 20 #2
This is great but what elections exactly? nm mikewv Sep 20 #3
Actually, they've overperformed in almost all Special Elections Wiz Imp Sep 20 #4

tinrobot

(11,928 posts)
2. Redistricting might backfire on them
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 06:41 PM
Sep 20

Adding more red districts usually means those districts will have narrower margins than before.

If there's a blue wave election, it may overwhelm those margins.

Wiz Imp

(8,562 posts)
4. Actually, they've overperformed in almost all Special Elections
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:03 PM
Sep 20

I'll have to dig to find the exact data, but I believe Democratic candidates have been running an average of 15 or 16% above Kamala Harris's performance in the same districts.

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