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Kaine for Senate '18
benconstine
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« on: December 22, 2007, 10:15:22 PM »
The GOP would still hold the majority, 116-102.
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Kaine for Senate '18
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« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2007, 11:25:15 PM »
Quote from: CARLHAYDEN on December 22, 2007, 11:24:03 PM
Quote from: Warner for Senate '08 on December 22, 2007, 10:15:22 PM
The GOP would still hold the majority, 116-102.

Thank you.

My memory was that it would have been close.

It would have; there were also a large number of third party people, including quite a few Independent Democrats, so I think the Democrats would have had a majority, but I'm not sure.
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2007, 09:12:16 AM »
Quote from: CARLHAYDEN on December 23, 2007, 12:10:00 AM
Quote from: Warner for Senate '08 on December 22, 2007, 11:25:15 PM
Quote from: CARLHAYDEN on December 22, 2007, 11:24:03 PM
Quote from: Warner for Senate '08 on December 22, 2007, 10:15:22 PM
The GOP would still hold the majority, 116-102.

Thank you.

My memory was that it would have been close.

It would have; there were also a large number of third party people, including quite a few Independent Democrats, so I think the Democrats would have had a majority, but I'm not sure.

My recollection (this is from about twenty years ago) is that with the "others" the Democrats would have had a razor thin control of the house and control of the senate.

An professor of American history had suggested that Lincoln deliberately provoked sucession of the outer south states to gain control of congress.

You're probably right on the matter of the "others" giving the Democrats the majority, but who was the professor who said that about Lincoln?
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