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Uh-oh: things aren't looking so hot for the Republicans in next year's House elections.(2008)(United States Congress )
AS Republicans entered the 2008 election cycle, Washington's conventional wisdom offered them three certainties. First, their odds were long for keeping the presidency--as bad as four-to-one, Newt Gingrich has said. And, second, Republicans could expect to lose a seat or two in the Senate, perhaps more.
Amidst these grim predictions, though, there was a consolation: Republicans could expect to gain seats in the House, even if they could not take back the House majority in the presidential year. Surely, after losing 30 seats in 2006, the only direction for Republicans was up--wasn't it?
Well, maybe not.
Having lost the fundraising advantage that ...
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