Wednesday, November 03, 2010

State House Power - Sweet

As befits the party of Federalism, Republican power is strongest at the state level.  I know that Missouri has become a rather lopsided GOP franchise..for the first time in recorded history (we had no reconstruction).  I guess that's true of a lot of others.
HISTORIC GOP GAINS IN STATE LEGISLATURES: “Republicans haven’t enjoyed this much power in state capitals since the 1920s.”

More here.  The key point:  the Republicans haven't been a truly 'mass party' since the 20s, they are again.  It's the Dems who are now an 'elite' epi-phenomenon.

For example, at the bottom of the ticket in MO, the Dems have essentially been exterminated outside of their academic and inner city and inner ring suburban base.  2 to 1.  Everywhere.

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