DCCC Looking South

Special Election Wins Embolden Majority

By John McArdle
Roll Call Staff

May 15, 2008

After Democrats capped off their hat trick of competitive special election victories on Tuesday with a blowout in what had until recently been considered safe Republican territory in Mississippi, party operatives were ready to get out their brushes and repaint the entire Congressional playing field blue.

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