Sentences with phrase «swing districts next»

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And assuming Republicans lose seats next year — with swing - district moderates the first to fall — the conservatives will have even more leverage over GOP leadership in the coming Congress.

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«This should be another wake up call that having an «R» next to your name is not a good thing for swing districts for this election or, in this case, even safe districts,» he said.

The Democrats being singled out are considered among the most vulnerable House incumbents in next year's elections and generally represent swing districts around the country that are politically and culturally moderate.

Influences contributing to the changes of heart are secret Republican polls showing majority support for gay marriage in key swing districts and the strong possibility that the GOP could lose control of the Senate next year to Democrats campaigning on the issue, sources said.

House members in swing districts, meanwhile, talk with dread about having to defend their seats next year.

Michigan House District 11 Candidate Nancy Skinner is making climate change a centerpiece of her campaign, going into next month's primary, and has come out swinging with the piece you see above.

He said that it appears that national Republicans want to target the swing district again next year.

«Influences contributing to the changes of heart are secret Republican polls showing majority support for gay marriage in key swing districts and the strong possibility that the GOP could lose control of the Senate next year to Democrats campaigning on the issue,» Dicker writes.

Despite Faso's strong showing last fall in what was considered a swing district, circumstances have evolved to make it even more of a tossup next time.

Many moderates in swing districts were wary of supporting the legislation, which included major cuts to Medicaid and was estimated by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office to lead to 24 million fewer Americans having health insurance over the next 10 years.