[SunkenCiv]

Thanks neverdem.

The chorus out of Washington, from the chattering classes to conservatives themselves, is that the sky is falling on the Republican Party. If only those people would look at a diagram of our electoral history, they would see that nothing is permanent in American politics.

Eisenhower was elected in 1952, and reelected in 1956. Prior to Eisenhower, the only two Republican presidents who managed to win election (as POTUS) twice were Lincoln and Grant. The next one was Nixon, who obviously didn't serve out his second term; Reagan was next, finished both; GHWB lost reelection; GWB won both and served both.

During the interval from inauguration in 1933 to the present, the Demwits have controlled both houses of Congress most of the time, and at least one house most of the rest of the time.

[LS]

True, but from 1865 to 1932, Republicans dominated, ESP in the presidency. Although a couple of elections were close (1877, 1896, 1888) the only Dem to win the presidency was Wilson with a third party TR splitting the vote. And Nixon came within a few votes of winning in 1960.