Not even an economy creating hundreds of thousands of jobs a month would likely be enough to help take the House back for Democrats.
But the party was hoping that an improved employment situation and faster growth would convince swing voters not to toss out vulnerable Democratic incumbents in Louisiana, Alaska and North Carolina or flip open seats including Montana, West Virginia and South Dakota to the GOP, which needs a net gain of six to take the Senate.
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But the party was hoping that an improved employment situation and faster growth would convince swing voters not to toss out vulnerable Democratic incumbents in Louisiana, Alaska and North Carolina or flip open seats including Montana, West Virginia and South Dakota to the GOP, which needs a net gain of six to take the Senate.
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