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   From: bauerl@nospam.us   
      
   In article ,   
    "Ted Mittelstaedt"  wrote:   
      
   > The smartest thing we can do as a state is to have 1 Democratic   
   > senator, and 1 Republicsn senator   
      
   > There are only 2 things that matter in the Senate - if your a member of   
   > the ruling party or not, and how senior a member you are.   
      
   Your statements are self contradictory.  Electing one from each party   
   only indicates schizophrenia and dilutes the size of the "ruling" party.   
   Right now, defeating Smith and adding another Democrat would be the best   
   idea.   
      
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