When will the GOP take control of the West Virginia legislature?
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« on: September 03, 2014, 03:08:07 PM »
What do you think?
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« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2014, 03:20:41 PM »
« Edited: September 03, 2014, 03:22:48 PM by TDAS04 »
Neither chamber has been under Republican control since 1930, btw.  
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« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2014, 03:21:43 PM »
2020 for a complete takeover.
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« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2014, 03:29:02 PM »
I think it will definitely be complete Republican control by 2020, likely Republican control in 2018, the legislature will lean our direction in 2016, and this year is a definite process.
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« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2014, 08:43:24 PM »
Tough to say.  This year, the house will likely flip R and the senate should be a D hold due to the shear margin they have.  The wildcard is if Clinton runs in 2016.  I don't see Dems losing a chamber in WV while Clinton is doing 10%+ better than Obama in WV.  So I would say probably 2018 in the midterm.  It will almost definitely happen by 2022 because R's in the lower house can force a fair map on the Senate, which would easily flip without a gerrymander in a state like WV.
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« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2014, 08:52:10 PM »
Also, WV has simple-majority veto override, so R's can pass right-to-work as soon as they take the state senate, even if Manchin is governor from 2016-24.
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« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2014, 10:25:31 AM »
Quote from: Skill and Chance on September 03, 2014, 08:52:10 PM
Also, WV has simple-majority veto override, so R's can pass right-to-work as soon as they take the state senate, even if Manchin is governor from 2016-24.

I never got the point of this. What's even the point of having a veto then?
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