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Originally Posted by Marvelous Marv
In order not to be accused of flaming or trolling, I had hesitated to post something I've seen a couple of times now.
"Since World War II, the party in control of the White House has lost an average 31 House seats and six Senate seats in the second midterm election of a president's tenure in office."
Therefore, this was a pretty average midterm election, in spite of Iraq and scandals. Perhaps the robust economy blunted the effect.
The Democrats definitely need some accomplishments in the next two years, because their support appears thin, as you said.
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Not flaming/trolling at all. I think what is remarkable about this election is not the loss itself, nor the change in seats. What is remarkable is the shift of control of both houses of Congress AND the the fact that not a single incumbent of the winning party lost a seat. Let me say that again, not one single Democrat lost his seat; only gains.
But it is a matter of perspective and what you're saying is important. As I've been saying we need to see this election year for not just what it is, but also for what it isn't. So make of it what you will, but something that has deep meaning for America occurred and, for those of us who are democrats, we need to do the best we can with it.