Democrats didn't lose the battle of 2010. They won it.

I'm not buying the autopsy or the obituary. In the national exit poll, voters were split on health care. Unemployment is at nearly 10 percent. Democrats lost a lot of seats that were never really theirs, and those who voted against the bill lost at a higher rate than did those who voted for it. But if health care did cost the party its majority, so what? The bill was more important than the election. Full Story »

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Eric Gearhart
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by Eric Gearhart - Nov. 6, 2010

This article was cut and dry, to the point, and seemed balanced. The subject was interesting and insightful - the author argues that despite "losing the battle," (losing seats in Congress), Democrats "won the war" because they were able to pass key healthcare legislation.

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