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Originally Posted by MCO_David
That's because, only 37 seats out of 100 were in play, the US Senate is "recycled" every 2 years, US Senators are elected for 6 years. In the House, the whole House had to be "recycled". That's the reason why the changes in the Senate were not as spectacular...
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How many of them had been republican? That's a major factor too. Bearing in mind that senate is 6 years, these would be senators elected in 2004 which is before balance of power in congress was moving towards Democrat, plus taking into account ones that have been elected multiple times, usually trying to beat those senators is a lot cause (Barbara Boxer for instance who won a 4th term).