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Special elections show how much the parties have changed

By Salena Zito
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Special elections show how much the parties have changed

IOWA — There is always a bit of unchecked hubris in politics ahead of a big midterm election. Special elections, at times, lull strategists into believing their party will safely hold on to its majority or snatch it away from the other side.

Between 1900 and 2008, by-elections were fairly predictive when lined up with what happened later.

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