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What if the Democrats had not won the House and Senate in 2006? The PoD for this could be no Foley scandal, as shown in this article here http://www.politico.com/magazine/st...down-the-gop-mark-foley-dennis-hastert-213378. What would be the effects? Would it mean the Dems never get filibuster-proof majorities in the Senate, so Obamacare etc doesn't pass? The closest Senate race in 2006 was Webb v Allen in Virginia, if George Allen won might he run for President in 2008 and be the GOP nominee, or would his racist gaffe still haunt him? Perhaps he could run but act as a spoiler to McCain, making Romney the nominee, giving Obama a bigger landslide so the Obama presidency is like IOTl until 2012, when there's a different GOP candidate? What might be the other effects? What if?
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