Advantage Quote by Thomas E. Mann

We were just at the beginnings of a recovery [in 2010]. And the, you know, whoever is president at that point is gonna get…

— Barack Obama

“The Republican Party's gerrymandering efforts were also having unintended consequences. For years the party had poured resources into state legislatures in order to redraw…

— Mark Lilla

Republicans have spent a lot of money redistricting and everything, getting control of these governorships and statehouses.

— Collin Peterson

If you ask the people who are professional political analysts, they would say that the way redistricting has worked, that the Republicans have something…

— John Podesta

We plan to pick up another five seats in the Senate and hold the House through redistricting through 2012. And rather than negotiate with…

— Grover Norquist

Since 2000, Republican policies have suppressed Democratic voting; since 2010, Republican gerrymandering has given the Republicans a heavy systematic advantage in Congress; and the…

— Heather Cox Richardson

The Democrats have done so poorly in red states and essentially been evacuated from the red - the entire red part of America particularly…

— Joy-Ann Reid

The Cook Political Report now predicting senate democrats are poised to pick up five to seven seats, which would give them the majority. Pointing…

— Chris Hayes

I think people are going to have a choice to make in the fall. But I think there's no doubt there are enough seats…

— Robert Gibbs

There are many factors that go into House races, including challenger quality, money spent, and whether or not the incumbent is running for re-election.

— Harry Enten

As those states and others in the South and West become more diverse and educated, they will become harder for the Republican Party -…

— Mara Liasson

'Elections have consequences,' President Obama said, setting his new policy agenda just three days after taking office in 2009. Three elections later, the president's…

— Bobby Jindal