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Van Hollen looks forward to Democratic gainsPublished 10/12/08
WASHINGTON — Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Kensington, predicted a historic victory for House Democrats in the 2008 election during a talk at the National Press Club Friday.
Democrats are expected to pick up seats in the double digits in November, Van Hollen, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman, said.
During the 2006 midterm elections, Democrats gained 30 House seats. They still hold the majority with 235 of the House's 435 seats. Historically, the party that picks up several seats in an election tends to lose seats in the following election, Van Hollen said, but he expects the Democrats to buck that trend...
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