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Democrats Sweep Virginia and New Jersey
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
1 hour, 53 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051109/pl_nm/election_usa_dc

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With control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress and 36 governorships at stake in 2006, the off-year election results offered grim news for Republicans looking for clues to next year's political climate and the long-term effect of Bush's plummeting approval ratings, now the lowest of his presidency.

The Virginia result in particular was a blow to Bush, who stopped in the state for a get-out-the-vote rally with Kilgore on his return from Latin America. Bush's mounting political problems and Kilgore's poor showing could make Republicans hesitant to call on him for help next year.