[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.

[TNCMAXQ]

Oops, sorry. I should have checked my facts better. I knew the GOP had a majority from '80 to '86. What was I thinking. I should have said the Dems never got below *45* seats until 2004. Now if you don't count Jeffords they have only 44. I will be very surprised if the Republicans make a net gain of 5 in '06 though.