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In making his case to be elected to the top Republican post in the House in the next Congress--that of minority leader--Rep. John Boehner sounds this hopeful note: "Our ability to recover our majority is in our hands." There is historical precedent for the optimistic view that a party repudiated at the ballot box can regain voters' confidence in just two years. In 1952 Democrats lost control of the White House and Congress as Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president. Two years later, Democrats retook Congress and then proceeded to hold the House for the next 40 years even as Republicans won six presidential elections. What many Republicans are wondering now is whether this is 1952 in reverse, a momentary setback for the GOP before it comes roaring back to take lasting congressional majorities. Or is this a replay of 1954, the beginning of a near-permanent Democratic majority? -- Brendan Miniter/Wall Street Journal.

Question: Will the Demo majority hold in Congress? Or will the Repubs come roaring back in two years?

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