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This is so true:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/24/crowley/index.html
Democrats fight historical labels
By Candy Crowley
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On the cusp of an election that could overturn the Republican majority on Capitol Hill, I jokingly asked a senior Democratic aide whether he had ordered new business cards to reflect majority status.
"Don't underestimate our ability to blow it," he said.
There is a reason Democrats are on edge. They have lost so many elections where it seemed they were running with the wind, the phenomenon is known in political circles as Democrats "embracing their inner-defeatist." (Watch the 'wuss factor is real' -- 1:39 )
Herewith the proof: Democrats have been the minority on Capitol Hill for most of the past 12 years.
When George W. Bush leaves office in January 2009, Democrats will have occupied the Oval Office just 12 of the previous 40 years.
In the past two election cycles, Al Gore and John Kerry lost the entire South and most of the Midwest and West.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/24/crowley/index.html
Democrats fight historical labels
By Candy Crowley
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On the cusp of an election that could overturn the Republican majority on Capitol Hill, I jokingly asked a senior Democratic aide whether he had ordered new business cards to reflect majority status.
"Don't underestimate our ability to blow it," he said.
There is a reason Democrats are on edge. They have lost so many elections where it seemed they were running with the wind, the phenomenon is known in political circles as Democrats "embracing their inner-defeatist." (Watch the 'wuss factor is real' -- 1:39 )
Herewith the proof: Democrats have been the minority on Capitol Hill for most of the past 12 years.
When George W. Bush leaves office in January 2009, Democrats will have occupied the Oval Office just 12 of the previous 40 years.
In the past two election cycles, Al Gore and John Kerry lost the entire South and most of the Midwest and West.