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6. We got those senate seats in two great elections back to back

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #2)

Wed May 20, 2026, 10:33 AM

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In 2006, Brown, Tester, McCaskill, Casey, Whitehouse, and Webb flipped seats plus Sanders held Jefford's seat which was a party switch.
In 2008, We won seats in NC, Alaska, Oregon, Virginia, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and got PA by party switch.

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