# What popular vote margin would the democrats need in 2018 to regain the house

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 1, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-popular-vote-margin-would-the-democrats-need-in-2018-to-regain-the-house/785617 "2017-05-01T02:40:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-popular-vote-margin-would-the-democrats-need-in-2018-to-regain-the-house/785617/21 "2017-05-08T23:47:40Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> Seems more in line with a Pit thread than one asking this question. Did you post in the wrong thread?
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> I mean, I could see an argument that this is relevant to the OP’s question, but I think it would be better to actually make that argument.

I was thinking The Pit but the ruling appears to address the popular vote margin issue given how irritated Republican Karen Handel is with the ruling.

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