Feeling Blue

The defeat of Connecticut Rep. Christopher Shays (R) means that next year's House of Representatives will have no Republicans from New England. A look at New England's party breakdown during the 97th Congress, which came in with Ronald Reagan in 1981, compared with the 111th.

SOURCE: | Graphic By Cristina Rivero; Research By Madonna Lebling - The Washington Post - November 11, 2008

This Story In Northeast, Lost in a Blue Wave Article \| BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Among the biggest casualties from last week's election here in the Northeast may be the Republican Party itself. Feeling Blue		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: \| Graphic By Cristina Rivero; Research By Madonna Lebling - The Washington Post - November 11, 2008 ¬es=The defeat of Connecticut Rep. Christopher Shays (R) means that next year's House of Representatives will have no Republicans from New England. A look at New England's party breakdown during the 97th Congress, which came in with Ronald Reagan in 1981, compared with the 111th." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: \| Graphic By Cristina Rivero; Research By Madonna Lebling - The Washington Post - November 11, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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