Our Views: ; a Supermajority Poses Real Danger; If Democrats Win 60 Senate Seats, the Nation Will Swing Sharply Left

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DEMOCRATS hope to win not only the presidency but firm control of Congress as well. But a lack of checks and balances could result in legislation Americans don't want.

Republicans were able to stop some bad legislation in the 110th Congress. The ability of Republicans to filibuster in the Senate served as a check against the excesses of the Democratic Party.

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Our Views: ; a Supermajority Poses Real Danger; If Democrats Win 60 Senate Seats, the Nation Will Swing Sharply Left

Democrats now have 51 seats in the Senate. A gain of just nine seats this year woul...

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