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Home > News > The myth of poor Democratic performance in House races in the 2008 election
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The myth of poor Democratic performance in House races in the 2008 election

Andrew Gelman - November 10, 2008

There’s an idea going around that the Democrats turned in a disappointing performance in Congressional races.

Not true! See here for details.

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More graphs, and lots of discussion, at the link.

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