81.   The governor and the state Assembly Democratic majority have both proposed reform.

82.   The House of Representatives, with a Democratic majority, ultimately overturned that result and sat McCloskey.

83.   The latest surveys show that voters are evenly divided over whether to replace the Democratic majority.

84.   The lack of a safe Democratic governing majority in either House or Senate guarantees that every major piece of legislation provokes a nasty fight.

85.   The matchup for one of only three open Senate seats could determine whether the Senate has a Republican or Democratic majority and has begun to attract national attention.

86.   The new Democratic majority in the Senate has promised committee hearings on alleged price gouging and creation of artificial shortages by energy suppliers.

87.   The Legislature will have its largest Democratic majority in memory.

88.   The most contentious fights with the new Democratic majority may come on judicial nominations.

89.   The lines were drawn by a commission with a Democratic majority after the divided Legislature could not reach an agreement.

90.   The president might have negotiated a temporary tax cut with the Democratic majority in Congress, Boskin suggests.