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From: bentway	7/23/2008 5:28:51 PM
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Dems have filibuster-proof Senate in sights 07/23/2008 @ 4:07 pm rawstory.com Filed by RAW STORY Since taking over the Senate last year, Democrats have blamed Republicans for scuttling an array of legislation with filibuster threats. The party's senate campaign chairman says that such concerns could virtually disappear after the next election. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) says the chances of the Democrats boosting their majority from 51 to 60 senators is slim, but he said he had similar doubts before the Democrats took a majority in the chamber in the 2006 elections, according to Roll Call. The chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is confident the party's majority will grow next year, and he said a nine-seat pickup in November is not out of the question. “It’s very difficult, but it’s not out of the question,” Schumer told reporters at a news conference Wednesday. “We expect to pick up a whole bunch of seats.” After a dramatic mid-term election that swept Democrats into power in the House and Senate for the first time in more than a decade, the party is expecting sizable gains again in November. According to Roll Call, House campaign chairman Chris Van Hollen said 75 of 435 House seats were considered "in play" come November, and 50 of those competitive seats are currently held by Republicans.

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