Thread by @SimonWDC

Don't think there has been enough attention given to how important the blueing of the heavily Mexican-American parts of the US - AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, TX - have been to the Democrats in recent years.

Yes, a thread.

The victories of Mark Kelly in AZ and John Hickenlooper in CO means that all 8 Senate seats in AZ, CO, NM, NV are now held by Democrats. In 2004 Dems held 2 of these 8 seats.

cnn.com/2020/12/02/pol…

In 2004 when George W. Bush won re-election he won AZ, CO, NM, NV. This year Dems won all 4 states and their 31 electoral college votes. That's a consequential swing. cnn.com/2020/11/30/pol…

In 2004 Democrats controlled 6 of the 21 House seats in AZ, CO, NM, NV. Today they control 14 of 23, a net gain of 8 seats. Without these 8 newly won seats Rs would control the House.

So, since 2004 Dems gains in AZ, CO, NM, NV have netted them:

31 Electoral College Votes
6 Senate Seats
8 House seats

Given how close everything is, this is a big deal.

Want to talk to one of the architects of these big Democratic gains in the Southwest?

Join NDN Friday at 2pm ET when we host AZ Rep. @RubenGallego for a live discussion abt how Democrats have gained so much ground in AZ and more broadly, the Southwest.

https://twitter.com/SimonWDC/status/1333794812042964996

Broadening out this analysis to include CA and TX, Dem gains in AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, TX fr 2004 to 2020:

Electoral College - Ds won 55 EVs in 2004, 86 in 2020
Senate - Ds had 4 Senate seats in 2004, 10 in 2020
House - Ds had 55 House seats in 2004, 69 in 2020

Big deal.