HOW WE WON….Did Dems win in 2006 by electing a bunch of centrists and moderates? I remember that was a hot topic of conversation back in November, but it’s easier to evaluate now that we have a few months worth of voting records to look at. The answer, according to Nicholas Beaudrot, appears to be yes. (In the House, anyway.)

Independent since 1969.

The Washington Monthly is nonprofit and reader-supported. Your tax-deductible gift pays for the reporting you just read.