House in flux

Paul Krugman points out an interesting fact today and then asks the $64,000 question on his blog:

Do you remember how, after the 2004 election, we had — according to all the talking heads — entered a new era of permanent Republican dominance? At that point the GOP held 232 seats in the House to the Democrats’ 202 — and this was thought of as overwhelming dominance.

After last night’s special election in Miss., the Democrats hold 236 seats to the Republicans’ 199.

Can the Democrats nonetheless find a way to lose the presidential race?

I’m afraid of what the answer might be.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet