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A House Disappointment
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/11/2008
A House Disappointment
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There’s some sentiment out and about that Democrats “underperformed” in House of Representatives races, perhaps because (in Mickey Kaus’ words ) “swing voters compensated for the bold, hopeful risk they took on Obama (including for overcoming any race prejudice) by ...
motherjones.com - 11/13/2008
Disappointment Watch
— motherjones.com — DISAPPOINTMENT WATCH... If you're looking for an indication of what the first schism between the Obama Administration... and the Democratic Congress will be, consider the question of investigations. Congressional Democrats are gearing up for a season ... (more) Disappointment Watch

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How Many Seats?
Eschaton — There is a weird underplaying of the degree of Democratic victory this time. Sure, they didn't win quite as many seats as some pollsters and pundits predicted, but even at the height of the Great And Glorious Republican Revolution, back when Democrats were doomed to irrelevancy for generations, they maxed out at just 232 House seats. Dems have about 256 at the moment, with a couple of races not yet decided. ...

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