[jagrmeister]

Gosh, you are really clueless. The RNC under Racicot bucked historical trends that consistently showed the party out of power wins seats in the President's first midterm election. To regain control of the Senate was a historic achievement and allowed Bush to regain control over his domestic agenda.

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The last time that the party in power gained House seats during the President's first midterm election was 1934.

Avg. loss of Senate seats for party in power during midterm elections: 4 seats.

[montag813]

Gosh, you are really clueless. The RNC under Racicot bucked historical trends that consistently showed the party out of power wins seats in the President's first midterm election.

Racicot reponsible for the election? HAHA! Bill Frist may have something to say about that. Racicot only became RNC head 9 months before the election, and didn't even have his whole staff in then. The NSCC is responsible for the Senate takeover...believe me, as a consultant who worked with them. They coordinated it brilliantly with Rove and the campaigns. Racicot had nothing to do with it.