{"id":2549398,"date":"2026-01-23T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-see-hope-in-plan-to-crack-state-gop-supermajorities\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:41:59","slug":"democrats-see-hope-in-plan-to-crack-state-gop-supermajorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-see-hope-in-plan-to-crack-state-gop-supermajorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats see hope in plan to crack state GOP supermajorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-see-hope-in-plan-to-crack-state-gop-supermajorities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2549398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new forecast from Sabato&#8217;s Crystal Ball has Democrats optimistic about the 2026 state legislative map, projecting 15 competitive chambers-up from 10 in 2022 and 12 in 2024. Of those 15, eight are currently Republican-held, four democratic-held, and three are tied or governed by cross-party coalitions; nine are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nonpartisan-index-hands-democrats-new-years-present-with-18-rating-shifts\/\" title=\"Nonpartisan index hands ... New ...&#039;s present with 18 rating shifts\">rated toss-ups<\/a>. Key toss-up chambers include the Arizona House and Senate,Michigan House,New Hampshire House,and the Wisconsin House and Senate (all currently Republican-held),as well as the Michigan Senate and Minnesota House and Senate (currently Democratic-held). The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has bolstered efforts,investing $50 million and expanding its target map to 42 chambers in 27 states.Sabato notes Democrats may benefit from voter reactions to former President Trump but warns of possible voter fatigue with Democratic state governance in some places. Republicans&#8217; State Leadership committee downplays Democratic hopes,accusing Democrats of overreaching while touting GOP messaging on affordability and energy. Democrats aim both to break GOP supermajorities and to build thier own, targeting chambers across red and blue states.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats see hope in plan to crack GOP supermajorities in state legislatures<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2482088\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democratic Party<\/a> is motivated by a new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\">2026 election<\/a> forecast that shows there are more competitive state legislative chambers than in the past two election cycles, giving Democrats hope they can break more GOP supermajorities across the nation this year.<\/p>\n<p>Sabato&rsquo;s Crystal Ball, a top election forecaster run by the University of Virginia&rsquo;s Center for Politics, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/centerforpolitics.org\/crystalball\/handicapping-the-2026-state-legislative-map-a-first-look\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">projected 15 chambers<\/a> will be competitive this year. The number of competitive chambers at this time in the 2022 and 2024 election cycles was 10 and 12, respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4430526\/michigan-senate-special-election-bellwether\/\">Michigan&rsquo;s overlooked state Senate special election could become an early bellwether for 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4417705\/maine-bipartisan-brand-political-nepotism\/\">Maine&rsquo;s bipartisan brand of political nepotism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4430304\/amy-klobuchar-files-minnesota-governor-run\/\">Klobuchar files for Minnesota governor run after Walz abandons reelection bid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Of the 15 legislative chambers deemed competitive, eight are held by Republicans and four are held by Democrats. The other three chambers are either controlled by bipartisan, cross-party coalitions or tied between the two major parties.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4423225\/michael-cohen-flips-again\/\">BYRON YORK: MICHAEL COHEN FLIPS &mdash; AGAIN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nine chambers are considered toss-ups. The ones currently controlled by Republicans are the Arizona House and Senate, the Michigan House, the New Hampshire House, and the Wisconsin House and Senate, while Democrats control the Michigan Senate and Minnesota House and Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Sabato&rsquo;s Crystal Ball says Democrats &ldquo;are looking forward to a favorable cycle, driven by a reaction to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his policies.&rdquo; However, the election forecaster notes, they need to be aware that voters in some states &ldquo;may be tired of Democratic governance at the state level.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, it adds that Democrats are poised to &ldquo;ride a blue wave and break GOP supermajorities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The news was particularly encouraging to the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which issued a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dlcc.org\/press\/sabatos-crystal-ball-favorable-cycle-for-democrats-as-republicans-are-playing-defense-to-a-disproportionate-degree\/\">positive press release<\/a> on Friday about its outlook for this year&rsquo;s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dlcc.org\/press\/strategy-memo-following-2025-sweep-dlcc-announces-largest-ever-target-map-and-2026-investments-to-win-historic-cycle\/\">strategy memo<\/a> released last month, DLCC revealed it invested $50 million into the 2026 elections and expanded its target map to include 42 chambers and 27 states.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are already emboldened by their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2025-elections\/\">2025 election<\/a> wins at the state level, and they intend to carry that momentum into this year.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, the Republican State Leadership Committee isn&rsquo;t worried about the Democratic Party&rsquo;s apparent edge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up ..., Picked Up Governorship, ... the ... -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">state legislative races<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Democrats want to waste their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >significant fundraising advantage chasing fantasy wins<\/a> in red states, we say go for it, they clearly haven&rsquo;t learned a thing, and we welcome their repeat mistakes. While Democrats stretch themselves thin, state Republicans remain the party voters trust to deliver real affordability without raising taxes and to unleash America&rsquo;s energy independence to drive costs down even further,&rdquo; RSLC Communications Director Mason Di Palma said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the end of the day, Democrats are overextending on ideology, while Republicans are focused on winning with serious policies that actually lower costs for families,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4430710\/trump-2024-coalition-midterm-elections\/\">W. JAMES ANTLE III: IS TRUMP&rsquo;S 2024 COALITION COMING APART AHEAD OF THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democrats began breaking GOP supermajorities late last year while the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\">redistricting<\/a> issue was playing out across multiple red and blue states. Republicans in the Minnesota Senate and Iowa Senate lost their supermajority control, thanks to Democratic candidates flipping enough seats in both chambers. Additionally, Democrats secured a supermajority in the New Jersey General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>For this year&rsquo;s midterm elections, Democrats are simultaneously looking to break or prevent GOP supermajorities and to build their own supermajorities. The recent DLCC strategy memo shows some of these key chambers are in red states, such as Florida and Indiana, in addition to blue states that include Colorado and New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats eye chance to topple GOP state supermajorities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2549399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25037829852407.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,36432,71785,32399],"class_list":["post-2549398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-electoral-strategy","tag-gop-supermajorities","tag-state-legislatures"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25037829852407.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2549398"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2549406,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549398\/revisions\/2549406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2549399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2549398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2549398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2549398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}