The magic number is right around 40.
“The magic number is right around 40.”
Democrats lost 52 seats in 1994, so this is by no means outside the realm of possibility. Cook is making this prediction in the middle of the debate about health reform. Once the public actually see Obamacare go up in flames for certain, their anger will be amplified even further.
How many of that forty are Blue Dogs that Sarah Palin could ride in and knock off next fall?