[TNCMAXQ]

Actually the Dems did get up to 76 seats after the 1936 election, and had 68 after the Johnson landslide of '64. Between 1958 and 1994 though they never got below 55 seats. It looked as if they had a permanent majority. That makes it all the more remarkable that the GOP has been in the majority for 8 of the last 10 years, and it looks like that will hold it for a few more election cycles at least.

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

Actually the Dems did get up to 76 seats after the 1936 election, and had 68 after the Johnson landslide of '64. Between 1958 and 1994 though they never got below 55 seats. It looked as if they had a permanent majority.

Actually, from 1980-1986 the Republicans had a majority in the Senate. Reagan's coattails swept in a ton of GOP senators in 1980, such as Dan Quayle, Warren Rudman, Slade Gorton, etc. But since then the GOP numbers began to trickle down, and in 1986 they lost control again.

[dangus]

You mean between 1958 and 1980. Reagen briefly had a GOP majority in the Senate, after gaining 12 seats (!!!) in 1980.