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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 05:02 PM
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Hmm interesting the last time we saw these wave
elections... so often was before the civil war.

I was curious and if wiki is correct... they were

Though the present pattern is closer to the guided age...

Nineteenth century

The early 19th century was marked by frequent clashes between the House of Representatives and the Senate. For most of the first half of the nineteenth century, a balance between the free North and the slaveholding South existed in the Senate, as the numbers of free and slave states were equal. However, since the North was much more populous than the South, it dominated the House of Representatives. In 1825, new Speaker of the House Henry Clay also officially announced that he and his followers would separate from Andrew Jackson and form the National Republican Party.
After the Civil War, the Gilded Age was marked by close balances in the House, with the parties alternating control.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives#Nineteenth_century

Hmm... stop thinking about generational control of the House ok.

Now let's roll up sleeves and start working... but keep outside parties and start doing a MOVEMENT... build one.
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