Election 2009: What Happened, Why It Matters

Posted November 4, 2009 at 1:00am

Some Good News

Bill Owens
Doug Hoffman
Ron Faucheux, Ph.D., is president of Clarus Research Group, a nonpartisan polling firm based in Washington. He also teaches at the Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University.

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman, seen here on Nov. 3, faces a censure vote this week in the House.

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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference on abortion rights in the Capitol on Nov. 1.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday.

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Border wall-themed holiday decorations hang outside the office of Rep. Eli Crane in the Longworth House Office Building this week.

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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is seen at the Capitol in October.