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...parties is deceptive because it masks the Republicans' true brawn, for it does not account for the swarm of vouthern Democrats--most of whom are far more conservative than Republican moderates--which has undermined partisan solidarity within the House. Given the ideological similarity between these deviant Democrats and the GOP. Republican strategists would be as pleased as punch to nab just 25 to 30 seats on the other side of the aisle. Such a transfer of power, all agree, would greatly facilitate the initiation of Reagan's agenda, whatever that agenda turns...
...fact, many pollsters and political consultants have been bold enough to predict a transfer of 25 to 30 seats to the Republicans. One Washington analyst even envisions a scenario in which the GOP could pick up 37 seats...
Most of the factors contributing to the halycon Republican forcast are demographically oriented Presently, the electorate is undergoing powerful transformations, and these changes tend to bolster the GOP's political stamina...
...leaders had hoped they could give him a run for his money this time around. The Democrats have become increasingly adept with voter registration drives, efforts which paid off handsomely in 1982 when they reclaimed one Senate seat, won the governorship, and gained more congressional votes statewide than the GOP. The leadership was banking on a tough fight for Domenici's seat by Judy Pratt, a charasmatic former state senator who would be New Mexico's first woman senator...
After all, it's not every day the beleaguered state Republican Party gets an infusion from a man who will outpoll every GOP candidate in the state...