Cross-posted at An Enduring Democratic Majority.
The Democratic wave that swept out of the Atlantic across New England and the Midwest in the 2006 midterms ran out of steam as it lapped up against the foothills of the Front Range, with the Dems only scoring one Senate (Tester in Montana) and four House (AZ-05, AZ-08, CA-11, CO-07) pickups on the Pacific side of the Continental Divide. Revision: The four seat total requires me to move the Divide a couple of hundred miles east, as CO-07 technically sits on the eastern side of the divide.
The Democratic Party's new majorities in both the House and Senate were built primarily on victories in the Northeast and Midwest. Only 9 of the 30 House seats and 3 of the 6 Senate seats won were west of the Mississippi.
Can Democrats score more wins by looking West in 2008?
