It may be historically hard to hang on to a majority in both the House and Senate, but of course the dominant Democrats in Congress are hoping for a midterm miracle in November. Eight weeks is a long time in politics, but still, it seems that some Dems’ days may be numbered on Capitol Hill. How many is partly up to how well the GOP rallies in these last two pre-election months. –KA

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