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Home Front: Politix
Rising number of states seeing one-party rule
2012-11-11
[Washington Times] According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), which tracks party representation in the country’s 50 state governments, Democrats now control all three bases of power – the governorship and both houses of the state legislature – in 14 states and Republicans in 23, with only 12 states sharing power. (Nebraska’s unicameral legislature is considered nonpartisan.)

Regional power bases are also emerging, with Democrats increasingly dominating state governments across New England.

Conversely, after last week’s vote, the GOP for the first time since 1872 now controls the Arkansas House and Senate. Just 20 years ago, Republicans didn’t have a majority in a single legislative house in the states of the old Confederacy – now they control all 11.

The number of states with divided government is down from 31 just 16 years ago to 12 today, prompting speculation on the countryÂ’s evolving partisan geography.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Personally I am starting to stockpile food, water and ammo.
Posted by: DarthVader   2012-11-11 15:32  

#3  A bad storm is coming.

Prepare accordingly.

Orion
Posted by: Orion   2012-11-11 14:20  

#2  Take CA for example - There are only a handful of Republicans left. It is pretty much a Democratic supermajority plus Moonbeam as guv. If the remaining Republicans were smart vs egotistic they would resign and let the chips fall where they may, let the inevitable destruction happen faster, 5 years instead of 10 maybe? Then CA could lick her wounds and IF, very big IF, the lesson has been learned, CA would have the potential to be the Phoenix that rises from the ash heap of liberalism. Probably just a pipe dream.
Posted by: Unelet Chaviger9158   2012-11-11 12:46  

#1  Why continute to fund failure? I recommend a confederation of the 23. When the others come to their senses, they can petition for inclusion, pay the back-taxes and rejoin the union.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-11-11 11:56  

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