# Will recent Republican politics increase or decrease their seats in congress?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 13, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-recent-republican-politics-increase-or-decrease-their-seats-in-congress/485666 "2009-02-13T10:12:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-recent-republican-politics-increase-or-decrease-their-seats-in-congress/485666/41 "2009-02-21T05:46:53Z")

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Just like every other “How’s he doing so far” thread, the answer is that it is too early to tell. Obama’s been in office for a month. The new Congress is just getting started. A lot of things will happen between now and the midterm elections. Nobody knows if the stimulus is going to work or not. If it does, those that opposed it are vulnerable. If it doesn’t, those who supported it are vulnerable.

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