January 7, 2025
Axios: Republicans control 60% more of the state lawmaking bodies than Democrats
By Olivia Murray
Alex Fitzpatrick writing for Axios reported today that in the wake of the November elections, “Republicans are set to control the legislative process in nearly twice the number of states as Democrats in 2025.” Per Fitzpatrick, Democrats have control in 15 state lawmaking bodies, while Republicans have command in 24—the other 11 states are either “split” control states, or the unique case of Nebraska with its unicameral structure. The difference between the Republican and Democrat control? Republicans control 60% more of the states than the Democrats. Yet, things are as purple, socialist, and communist as ever.
Now, of those 24 Republican legislatures, by my count, 22 states also have Republican governors (Kentucky and Kansas being the outliers). That means 22 states, or almost half of the nation, should be able to swiftly secure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and property for their citizens…at least in theory anyway!
As we conservatives are painfully aware, Republicans having a majority isn’t the windfall that Fitzpatrick insinuates it is, because he’s failing to accurately analyze the situation. Those “red” states just means the voters voted for Republicans over Democrats, but that doesn’t ever really get us our conservative limited government principles (the threat that Fitzpatrick implies) we’re voting for now does it?
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/axios_republicans_control_60_more_of_the_state_lawmaking_bodies_than_democrats.html
