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To: Dale Baker who wrote (134208)	3/22/2010 2:22:21 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 542214

or..noodling around wiki... The United States Senate elections of 1934 occurred in the middle of Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first term. In the middle of the Great Depression, voters strongly backed Roosevelt's New Deal and his allies in the Senate. The Democrats took nine Republican seats, including an open seat in Maryland and the seats of eight incumbents: The United States House of Representatives elections of 1934 occurred in the middle of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first term. The Democratic Party continued its progress, gaining another 9 net seats from the opposition Republican Party, who also lost seats to the Progressive Party. The Republicans were reduced below one-fourth of the chamber for the first time since the creation of the party. The Wisconsin Progressive Party, a liberal group which allied with the Democrats, also became a force in Wisconsin politics. All it takes is "Jobs, baby, jobs". If I wasn't an optimist, I'd be a Republican.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (134208)	3/22/2010 2:34:03 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542214

My long shot best guess is the Reps get 5-6 Senate seats back, and 20-25 House seats, the typical offyear pattern. Can't argue with that right now. But, given the volatility of the electorate, I have no idea what the margin of error in such predictions might be.