I have been going through the numbers of competitive congressional districts all across the country and have been comparing how they have been voting in the Democratic primaries(except for Florida and Michigan) so far this year. I have come to conclusion that of the 26 competitive districts whose state has had a Democratic primary, Obama has carried 18(four in Illinois), while Clinton has only managed to carry eight(with three in New York alone).
Here are the competitive districts that Obama has carried:
AK-AL(Don Young,R)
AZ-05(Harry Mitchell, D)
CO-04(Marilyn Musgrave, R)
CT-04(Chris Shays, R)
GA-08(Jim Marshall, D)
ID-01(Bill Sali, R)
IL-08(Melissa Bean, D)
IL-10(Mark Kirk, R)
IL-11(Open, R)
IL-14(Open, R)
KS-02(Nancy Boyda, D)
MN-01(Tim Walz, D)
MN-03(Open, R)
NJ-07(Open, R)
NM-01(Open, R)
VA-10(Frank Wolf, R)
VA-11(Open, R)
WA-08(Dave Reichart, R)
Here are the competitive districts that Clinton has carried:
AZ-01(Open, R)
CA-11(McNerney, D)
MO-06(Graves, R)
NH-01(Shea-Porter, D)
NJ-03(Open, R)
NY-20(Gillibrand, D)
NY-25(Open, R)
NY-29(Kuhl, R)
It is obvious from this analysis, that Barack Obama would be far better for building a real working Democratic majority in the House. I just hope that primary voters in upcoming states will realize this.