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To: one_less who wrote (4556)11/10/2006 6:25:42 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10087
 
District by district, it was a very close election. Interestingly, some of the most liberal republicans were tossed out. Even republican Lincoln Chaffee, who voted against the war and voted against Bush, was defeated.

I think the Democrats chose good candidates, mostly in the middle, and got their base out to vote. A good portion of Bush's base is turned off by his profligate spending, illegal alien amnesty program, and seeming mismanagement of the war.



To: one_less who wrote (4556)11/10/2006 6:42:35 PM
From: TimF  Respond to of 10087
 
It was a loss for conservatives, but not as large of loss as some claim it is. It was a referendum on Bush, and was a defeat for Bush. It wasn't a win for the radical left. The majority of the new Dems are reasonably moderate.


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