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Posted on 09/13/2009 3:37:26 PM PDT by kcvl
Despite sweeping Democratic successes in the past two national elections, continuing job losses and President Barack Obama's slipping support could lead to double-digit losses for the party in next year's congressional races and may even threaten their House control.
Fifty-four new Democrats were swept into the House in 2006 and 2008, helping the party claim a decisive majority as voters soured on a Republican president and embraced Obama's message of hope and change. Many of the new Democrats are in districts carried by Republican John McCain in last year's presidential contest; others are in traditional swing districts that have proved tough for either party to hold.
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What are chances we’ll see more and more articles like this, until by election time, they’ll be saying we are going to win 150 seats, so when we only win 100, they’ll claim victory?
“Many of the new Democrats are in districts carried by Republican John McCain in last year’s presidential contest”
I think almost every one of those districts may go GOP. Question is: how many are there?
Control of the house may be in play???? Wow!
McCain even carried Murtha’s district here in Pennsylvania, albeit narrowly. I hope it means that that POS is gone next election.
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