That Dream Again |
| Published: September 1, 2007, 2:13 am |
| Tags: 2008 elections, politics, 1992 elections, 2008 elections, bill clinton, democrats, gop, healthcare reform, john b judis, politics, republicans, tnr, us senate |
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TNR’s John B. Judis has some positive spin for the 2008 elections, but could it just be dread? At any rate, the GOP has to defend 22 Senate, while the Democrats face only 12. …it is very likely that Republicans will pick up no more than one seat, while Democrats may pick up as many as seven seats–and very likely, counting losses, somewhere between one and five. That will give them (counting Bernie Sanders and the apostate Joe Lieberman) at the very worst their existing 51-49 margin, but more likely somewhere between 53-47 and 59-41. That is not enough to withstand a filibuster on controversial labor law reform legislation, but probably enough?with a Democrat in the White House?to pass some version of national health insurance. In 1992, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton’s election did not change the distribution of seats in the US Senate. 1992 elections» 2008 elections» bill clinton» democrats» gop» healthcare [ Full article ] |
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