Do the Democrats now have Senate majority?
913588
Looks like we're in for several weeks of uncertainty.\n\nThe Democrats need both Montana and Virginia. They have slight leads in both. We should know about Montana within a week.\n\nViriginia, on the hand, could take up to a month, if not more.\n\nIt would be great if the Democrats wind up with 51 seats (including the 2 Dem-leaning independents), but even with 49 or 50, they will be far more influential in the Senate than they were with only 45.
952469
He is winning the Democrats over.   They trust him more than they do Harry Reid.\nThe Democrats are ready to surrender.
746602
Very interesting point.  The only reason dems got control was because of the blue-dog conservative democrats who were elected this time around.  America hasn't gone less conservative...only less republican.  Now, the dem leadership isn't taking the hint.  Instead, they're reeling to the left once again.  Should be interesting.  I personally think it will open the door for a sweeping Repub victory in '08 - if they get back to their conservative roots.  Great point.
948050
Of the two senate elections up for grabs, the Democrats are winning by a couple of thousand votes.\n\nAmerica fired the Republicans.
984733
According to the current news reports, there doesn't even need to be an election because the Democrats won two weeks ago...I think it will be like every election day - you never know until they count the votes. So we'll just have to wait and see! I know my party won't get majority of anything (Libertarian).
586091
Well now hear this from one old man lmao. \nAt one time the Democrats were for the working people, and the working people knew it.\nBut somewhere along the line they drifted off in a direction that leads them to not helping working class anymore but helping with the programs that only few can get.\nJust look at all there programs out there that the Democrats have make in all the past years and please tell me one that a working man or woman can get on.\nYes we need to help the poor but we do not need to have them lead us.\n\nSo I say the silent majority will win again, cause most of us are now Republicans.
706288
The Democrats used to be the ones with the huge voter drives, getting their people to the polls.  The Republicans have easily taken over the lead in this department.\n\nThis election will be fun to watch to see how the Democratic 'machine' responds.\n\nUmmm...I guess that means my answer is "I dunno".
905476
Screwed?\n\nIn U.S. elections, you're almost always talking about very small margins (both in individual races and in the total make-up of the legislature).\n\nThere is an exact 50/50 split between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate.  The House remains split 56/44--only with Democrats taking the lead position.  It's not as if Democrats won election in historic levels.  The country is just readjusting back to center (and corporate globalist aspirations will also now shift back to center--President Bush himself has said that the time for partisanship is over) after a brief foray in MILD partisan government.\n\nDon't raise the red flag just yet.
827612
It's ending right now. If the Democrats don't take a majority in both houses as predicted, they will certainly make gains. The pendulum is starting to swing the other way. Now all the Democrats need to do is nominate a strong presidential candidate who won't let himself (or herself) be defined by the Republicans.
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I'm confused by your writing that "Republicans in Congress have their work cut out for them this fall". Is there some secret polling I'm not aware of that says Democrats are cruising along? Last I heard the Democrats in Congress were polling with LESS than 25% approval ratings.\n\nI think everyone is going to have a tough time this election season. And that's awesome.
973012
Yes\n\nLiberals represent a 1.4% minority according tho the Census bureau\n\nRecent polls show a majority of Americans want some change to the Stay the Path model that we have been living with.\n\nGo big Red Go
808385
There are 49 Democrats and 49 Republicans, with 2 independents.  But both independents will caucus with the Dems (voting to determine senate leadership), so the control of the Senate will go to the Dems.  For voting purposes, it is pretty much evenly divided, depending on how the independents vote (Lieberman will probably tend Republican on foreign policy matters, Democrat on domestic policy issues).
51918
democrats will take over the house and senate
706222
It depends on what you mean.\n\nSee, when the Democrats were in control, they did whatever they wanted without any concern for what the other side wanted. When the Republicans took control and tried to reach across the aisle, the Democrats filibustered so that nothing could happen.\n\nSo, based on past experience, I would not reach across the aisle. When they were in control, they made no effort to consider the "minority" opinion. I'd be happy to return the favor.\n\n.
864947
The newly elected Democratic majority, which is slim, tend towards conservatism, unlike the liberals on Y!A.\n\nThat is my good news for the day.
477324
Yes and No-- Yes because it is quite clear that the number of soon-to-be contested seats in the House and Senate races will be filled by many Democrats, thus bringing an end to GOP majority in either chamber.  No for the reason that George W. Bush IS and WILL BE our President for the next 2+ years, so it's not like their aspirations won't at least be acknowledged by those in the White House.  Bush's approval ratings aren't enough to gauge how many seats will "go blue" in November, so we'll all just have to wait and see...
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Dem 235 \nRep 200\n\n\nEven if the Reps get all 10 of them, the Dems still have majority. But the more the Dems get, the more comfortable the margin and it will play a part in voting within the House on specific issues.