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To: combjelly who wrote (287874)	5/13/2006 10:56:23 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572955

how many dems were in the pol? how many Repub.? how old? why only 1024 in a country of 300 MILLION?

To: combjelly who wrote (287874)	5/13/2006 12:52:20 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572955

Of course Clinton outperforms Bush. Clinton was a great president and Bush is arguably the worst in our history. No comparison whatsoever.

To: combjelly who wrote (287874)	5/16/2006 3:34:03 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572955

Bush risks political disaster as voters run out of patience timesonline.co.uk <<...All mid-term congressional elections are important — in a divided system of government they can determine the direction of the country in the succeeding two years, and can make or break a president’s ability to pursue his agenda. But there is an unusual amount at stake in the 2006 elections and they could prove to be the most consequential in years. If the Republicans hold on they will still have a chance of salvaging something of a legacy from the last two years of the Bush presidency. If the Democrats win, they will not only get the chance to set the legislative agenda, but, as Ms Pelosi said last week, they will begin a series of investigations into President Bush over the Iraq war, domestic intelligence programmes and other matters. Emboldened, a growing number of Democrats are even whispering the dreaded word “impeachment”. Beyond all that, these last national elections before the 2008 presidential contest will provide vital signposts for the two parties as they begin to seek Mr Bush’s successor — a race that will begin in earnest within months of the polls closing in November. As campaigning gets seriously under way this month, the benchmark for the Democrats is the 1994 mid-term election. In that year, when voters were similarly disdainful of corruption in Congress and an unpopular President, Republicans won control of the House for the first time in almost 40 years, gaining a remarkable 54 seats out of 435, and cementing a majority that remains to this day. In the Senate they won eight seats to produce a solid majority. On the face of it, the Democrats’ task looks more manageable than the one that faced the Republicans 12 years ago. To win control of the Senate, where Republicans enjoy a 55-44 seat majority with one independent, Democrats need to gain six seats. In the House, where the Republican advantage is 231-201, with one independent and two vacant seats, the Democrats need to add just 15 seats. But it will be harder than it seems. US congressional elections are different from British local elections in that national political trends may play only a relatively small role. The outcome of these mid-terms is usually the result of an interplay between a macro contest — the big national political debates in Washington — and a micro contest — the way voters feel about their individual senators or members of Congress, almost regardless of their national political label. At the micro level, the power of incumbency means that senators, who represent states, or House members, who represent districts within each state, have an advantage because of their familiarity to voters and their ability to channel money to their constituents. In addition, in the House, the redrawing of congressional districts, the privilege in most states of the largest party, has further increased the power of incumbency. In the House 95 per cent of sitting members are reelected. Yet, despite all that, if the public mood is angry enough, and the macro contest dominates, Democrats still have a good chance...>>