great and democrats did badly, but down ticket, state legislatures, governors races across the country. it was for the democrats in a word devastating. that is not my word but what the democratic party had to say about itself in their own post mor tum analysis of what happened to the party in 2014. quote, we have suffered devastating losses at all levels of government since 2008. including 69 house seats, 13 senate seats, 910 legislative seats, 30 state legislative chambers, 11 governorships. last night democrats suffered another loss on top of that one losing the hotly contested race for governor in kentucky. that one flips red, too. make that 12 governorships lost by the democratic party since 2008. and counting. a man named chris hayes today called this phenomenon and i quote, the absolute december mags of local democratic parties in red states in the obama era. absolute december mags?
word devastating. that is not my word but what the democratic party had to say about itself in their own post mortum analysis of what happened to the party in 2014. quote, we have suffered devastating losses at all levels of government since 2008. to the party in 2014. quote, we have suffered devastating losses at all levels of government since 2008. including 69 house seats, 13 senate seats, 910 legislative seats, 30 state legislative chambers, 11 governorships. last night democrats suffered another loss on top of that one losing the hotly contested race for governor in kentucky. that one flips red, too. make that 12 governorships lost by the democratic party since
lobby pledging to continue the fight. this does not end. it cannot end. because there are people that are counting on this. and we cannot let them down. and in houston, a controversial local nondiscrimination ordinance that would have established protections for gay and transgender people failed by a wide margin. conservative opponents framed the issue as allowing men dressed as women to enter female rest rooms. since president obama was elected, democrats have lost 14 senate seats and 69 house seats. democrats have also lost a net 12 governorships and 910 state legislature seats. in that respect, republicans can view the obama era as being good for them. another landmark gender issue is playing out in suburban chicago. where school district officials are digging in, their figurative heels over their compromise in the issue of locker room access.
lobby pledging to continue the fight. this does not end. cannot end. because there are people that are counting on this. and we cannot let them down. and in houston, a controversial local nondiscrimination ordinance that would have established protections for gay and transgender people failed by a wide margin. conservative opponents framed the issue as allowing men dressed as women to enter female rest rooms. since president obama was elected, democrats have lost 14 senate seats and 69 house seats. democrats have also lost a net 12 governorships and 910 state legislature seats. in that respect, republicans can view the obama era as being good for them. another landmark gender issue is playing out in suburban chicago. where school district officials are digging in, their figurative heels over their compromise in the issue of locker room access. chief legal correspondent
state ledge lateraú seats 910. last night in the election, in kentucky, republican businessman matt bevin was elected governor, he is just the second republican to govern the blue grass state in four deck case. ohio rejected to legalize both recreational and medical marijuana. houston a controversial local nondiscrimination ordinance that would have established protections for gay and transgender people failed by a wide margin and a huge blow fortñ virginia governor terry mcauliff, republicans maintained a 21-19 lead in the state senate in virginia. so, what about all of this in perspective. we re back with the panel. what do you think? well i think the race in kentucky was particularly interesting because, there, bevin, the republican candidate made obamacare an issue, which i think national implication to show it is still a liability for democrats. he also effectively tied his democratic opponent to obama himself and his policies, whether it was on energy or on other issues. and th