1.   Democrats still hold a majority in the Senate.

2.   Democrats also held some open seats created by the retirement of Democratic senators.

3.   Democrats are holding meetings like this one all across the country during the congressional recess, to raise alarms about the Republicans and their budget plans.

4.   Democrats hold a one-seat majority in the Senate.

5.   Democrats held another advantage, though it was not so obvious, in the fund raising of individual House candidates in crucial races.

6.   Democrats hold five of the nine U.S. House seats.

7.   Democrats hold no statewide elected offices in Texas.

8.   Democrats hold that Gingrich defrauded the taxpayers for his political advancement and then lied to the ethics committee when he was questioned about it.

9.   Democrats hold that the contingency fund includes money that should be earmarked for Medicare, the health insurance program for the elderly and disabled.

10.   Democrats hold that the plight of farmers has been worsened by the Republican legislation that Congress approved two years ago called the Freedom to Farm Act.