Posted on 06/14/2010 1:37:44 PM PDT by Slyscribe
Rep. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin, D-S.D., has lost her lead, for now, vs. the GOP nominee, state Rep. Kristi Noem, according to a new Rasmussen poll. Noem enjoys a 53%-41% edge over Sandlin, a leader of the Blue Dog Democrats who voted no on ObamaCare. Noem could be enjoying a typical post-primary victory bounce, but Sandlin has been polling well below 50%, a dangerous area for incumbents.
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One also has to take into account how the size of Congress grew through the years, and then stayed stagnant at 435 starting in 1913 IIRC.
If VT had 6 seats today, then it would likely be a Republican state, since only if the state were pro-business and pro-family could it increase its population from its 1830-1930 levels to 4 million.
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