Will the Democrats Gain in Congress?
By Linda Killian | Sunday, May 18, 2008 | The Boston Globe
“…The battle over the Democratic presidential nomination has captured the public’s attention for obvious reasons – it has high drama, pathos, farce, and of course, race, sex, and religion. But with everyone focused on that race, not much attention has been paid to congressional elections around the country that are bringing increasingly bad news to the Republicans.
Tuesday’s Democratic victory in a special House election in Mississippi follows a Democratic win in Louisiana two weeks ago for a House seat that had been held by Republicans for more than 30 years.
In March, the Democrats won an equally reliable Republican district – the seat of former House speaker Dennis Hastert in Illinois….”…BS
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