(Basel Landschaft/Keystone Police/AP)It's difficult say succinctly just how difficult Democrats' path back to power is. Democrats' best hope in many swing states is to win the governor's mansion, where they could at least have veto power over the maps drawn by GOP-controlled legislatures. Trump carried the state by four points, but the median state House district went for him by 11.9 points, and the median state Senate district went for him by 17.9 points! Only in Maryland is there even one chamber with such a big difference between the statewide vote and Democrats' advantage in the median district. Trump lost the state by 27 points, but he lost the median state Senate district by 35 points and the median state House district by more than 40.

Source: Washington Post September 23, 2017 12:10 UTC