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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sedohr Nod who wrote (77173)	1/6/2010 6:34:09 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224718

Dem Majority appears safe. To win the control of the House, Republicans must win 40 seats in November. And to reclaim the Senate, they must pick up 11 seats. The math is harder than it looks. “All things being equal, the turnout dynamics in a midterm cycle would probably cost House Democrats 10 to 15 seats. Throw in a rough national environment and our current outlook projects a GOP gain of 20 to 30 seats. Any further Democratic retirements or erosion in incumbents' standing could push that forecast higher,” said David Wasserman, an analyst for the Cook Political Report. Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist, is now predicting a GOP gain of 27 seats in the House and three to four in the Senate. Read more: politico.com Read more: politico.com