One month ago the Democrats pulled off a historic accomplishment on Election Day: They did not concede a single House, Senate, or gubernatorial seat to the Republicans. The Democrats won a net of 29 seats in the House to take the chamber with the same majority the Republicans held after the 2004 elections.
However, we did not do as well as we should have. There were a ton of races where the Democratic challenger came within ten points of victory, but fell excruciatingly short of Capitol Hill. We need to identify these races, select challengers who can make up this ten percent, and finish the deal to give us that commanding majority necessary to make landmark progressive reforms a reality.
Below the flap I've identified all the 2006 races where the Republican incumbent won by <10%...</p>
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