Upset in Texas Would Let Dems Pad House Majority by One More Seat
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EditorÃ¢ÂÂs note: CQPolitics.com will provide results and analysis of the Texas 23 runoff contest Tuesday night.
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Democratic former Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez upset Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla in a House runoff election Tuesday in southwestern TexasÃ¢ÂÂ 23rd District, pushing the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ net gain to 30 House seats and concluding Campaign 2006 with one final stunning come-from-behind victory for the new House majority party.
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Texas is G.O.P. territory, but the Clintons have always had the lion's share of its Democratic campaign contributions. Now Obama wants his cut
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Democrat Ciro D. RodriguezÃ¢ÂÂs upset runoff victory Tuesday over seven-term Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla in southwestern TexasÃ¢ÂÂ 23rd District was a major triumph in both partisan and personal terms.
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UNDATED Republicans have strengthened their grip on southern state legislatures. But Democrats gained enough in other parts of the country for an almost-even party split.
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Hurricane Katrina convulsed the nation with its massive destruction. Now Democrats believe it could wreak havoc again in a tide of voter resentment that could sweep Republicans from power.
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Republicans were well-positioned to retain narrow control of the Senate as voters went to the polls Tuesday, but with nine races too close to call, Democrats still had a long-shot chance of scoring an upset, political analysts said.
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Though polls show many Americans are  unhappy with the direction of the nation, they seem likely in  the Nov. 2 elections to keep Republicans in control of the U.S.  Congress.
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Republicans maintained control of both congressional seats that were up for grabs in special elections Tuesday in Ohio and Virginia, disappointing Democrats who had hoped to extend their gains in the House.
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The presidential race isn't the only important election this year. At least 470 congressional seats will be up for grabs in November, with Democrats hoping to expand their narrow majorities and crack some of the impasses that have stymied action on many issues.
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In one hopeful sign for the Democrats, their voters have outnumbered Republicans at the  polls in the early primaries by almost 2-1
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Republicans are likely to add to their one-vote US Senate majority tomorrow. Whatever the outcome, partisanship may be the winner.
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Democrats hope to win over more Republicans with revisions that would tighten eligibility for the State Childrenâs Health Insurance Program.
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TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs runoff election defeat of eight-term Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla by Democratic former Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez in TexasÃ¢ÂÂ 23rd District Ã¢ÂÂ in the final election contest in 2006 Ã¢ÂÂ brought to 30 the number of seats taken over by the Democrats in their successful drive to gain control of the House in the 110th Congress. The Democrats lost none of the 203 seats that they were defending this year.
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The party that lost on Nov. 2 wrestles with how to add nuance on a key cultural divide in America.
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The embattled Louisiana representative won his reelection, but will he regain his influence in a new Democratic majority?
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What does the Democrats' upset victory in a congressional special election mean for the two parties' battle for the Hispanic vote in 2008?