GOP Would Have to Defy History to Take N.Y. Senate Seat

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Roll Call Contributing Writer

Nov. 20, 2008, 12:31 p.m.

While Republicans might be dreaming of picking off Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D) Senate seat if she resigns to become the next secretary of State, history shows the odds of that happening are not on their side.

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