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HOUSE ELECTION FINALE….Via Open Left, the unofficial final vote counts for the 2008 congressional election are here. Here’s how the House race turned out:
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Two-party popular vote: Democrats 55.5%, Republicans 44.5%.
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House seats won: Democrats 59%, Republicans 41%.
Bottom line: Dems won the two-party vote by 11 percentage points, but won the race for congressional seats by 18 percentage points. That’s a pretty big divergence by recent historical standards. I wonder if Democrats can hold on to it?
