A money driven wave election.
Think about all the implications of this,
Obama doesn't need the money. The Senate and Congressional races are strong enough to get by without it, so the DNC is going to try seize this moment to grab a few statehouses.
(It's actually a pretty big longterm play. If they can hold onto state seat gains through the 2010 elections, they get to redraw the Congressional districts.)
$20 million is a real investment if they do it.
The Democratic National Committee is waging a last minute injection of as much as $20 million into state legislative races in key states, hoping to take advantage of Democratic momentum this cycle....
Obama doesn't need the money. The Senate and Congressional races are strong enough to get by without it, so the DNC is going to try seize this moment to grab a few statehouses.
(It's actually a pretty big longterm play. If they can hold onto state seat gains through the 2010 elections, they get to redraw the Congressional districts.)
$20 million is a real investment if they do it.
posted by mikevotes at
1:46 PM
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Oh, redistricting.... Hadn't thought of that. Next to judicial appointments, this another perk of power.
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-epm, at 2:54 PM
Yup. I'm probably more aware in Texas because we had that bogus Tom Delay mid decade redistricting which is still affecting races.
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mikevotes, at 3:18 PM
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