Democrats’ Preparation for Open Seats Has Paid Off
- By Shira Toeplitz
- Roll Call Staff
- May 2, 2008, 10:09 a.m.
In the political game of recruitment, it pays to be on offense. And that’s what Democrats say gave them a big advantage heading into the 2008 cycle, with an electoral playing field marked by a plethora of open-seat House races. When Republicans lost control of Congress, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee officials said they prepared for a huge wave of GOP retirements and recruited especially aggressively in those House districts.
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