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Excellent analysis. Promoted. -Patrick

With all the special election bad news this cycle there was one special election that illustrated possible ways for the Republicans to win even in very Democratic districts. Jim Ogonowski in Massacussetts's 5th Congressional District came within just a few points of knocking of Nikki Tsongas. It was a 60% Kerry district, but it was more the Clinton Democrats than the Obama Democrats.

This is the key difference we must seek out. The type of upper-middle class liberal that Obama attracts is probably in all but very rare cases out of reach of Republican candidates. However, the middle and lower class Democrats that Clinton represents is a real pickup opportunity for our party and the conservative movement.