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Latinos, Immigration, and the 2006 Midterm Elections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2008

David L. Leal ,
Stephen A. Nuño ,
Jongho Lee  and
Rodolfo O. de la Garza
David L. Leal
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin
Stephen A. Nuño
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
Jongho Lee
Affiliation:
Western Illinois University
Rodolfo O. de la Garza
Affiliation:
Columbia University
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The 2006 election will best be remembered for returning Democrats to power in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. By almost any metric, November 7 was a bad day for the Republicans. After 12 years of Republican majorities, the Democrats picked up 31 seats in the House and six in the Senate. While significant GOP losses were expected, the results on Election Day were essentially the best case scenario for the Democrats.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 309 - 317
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© 2008 The American Political Science Association

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