South's political clout may be fading
Democratic win could spell end to area's hold on GOP
By Scott Shepard
COX NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON
The South's 50-year dominant role on Capitol Hill could be gone with the wind if Democrats reclaim a majority of seats in the House of Representatives in Tuesday's election.
A Democratic takeover of the House would underscore a major but only recently heralded geographic shift in political power in the United States - away from the South, the region in which the Republican Party has built its majority.
If Democrats prevail in the House voting, as is widely predicted, it could mark the first time since 1952 - when the Dwight Eisenhower-led GOP swept the White House and Congress - that a party has built a majority coalition in the House without a majority in the South.
By Scott Shepard
COX NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON
The South's 50-year dominant role on Capitol Hill could be gone with the wind if Democrats reclaim a majority of seats in the House of Representatives in Tuesday's election.
A Democratic takeover of the House would underscore a major but only recently heralded geographic shift in political power in the United States - away from the South, the region in which the Republican Party has built its majority.
If Democrats prevail in the House voting, as is widely predicted, it could mark the first time since 1952 - when the Dwight Eisenhower-led GOP swept the White House and Congress - that a party has built a majority coalition in the House without a majority in the South.
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