Will Senate and House Republicans Manage to Hold Steady?

None by Jeff Robinson

A Look at this Year's Congressional Races

(KCPW News) Republicans in Congress are hoping that dissatisfaction with Democratic infighting will spill over into their races as they run for re-election. But with President Bush poised to leave office with a 28 percent approval rating, how should his congressional colleagues from the party expect to fare in November?

Every Thursday, we talk with Congressional Quarterly Online Editor Bob Benenson about the 2008 election season. This week, he discussed with KCPW's Jeff Robinson why Republicans in both houses will have a difficult time just keeping their numbers steady, much less taking seats away from the Democrats, along with Barack Obama's pastoral problem and both Hillary Clinton and John McCain's proposed gas tax "vacations."

Read Congressional Quarterly's analysis of the races in the House and Senate.

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