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Tue Oct-26-10 01:11 PM
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The present number of Democrats and Republicans in the House with two vacancies.
That means the Repubs have to win 39 races to take the House. That seems like a lot but when there are 435 races going on at one time, then that doesn't seem like a large number to gain or lose?
If the Democrats were to lose 50 seats, they would still have 27 more seats than the present Republican Party. The Repubs would have a small working majority of ten votes.
If the Democrats were to lose 40 seats but gained five, then they would still be in the majority. Anyone can play with the numbers but we should not give the House to the Republicans until they win it.
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