91. In an interview, Feingold said he would rather lose his seat than win re-election with party advertisements funded by soft money. 92. In addition, the party of the president historically loses seats during midterm elections. 93. In recent weeks Fianna Fail has made gains in polls, while Labor has lost support, and lost a seat in a by-election in Cork last week. 94. In each race, the National Party lost a seat it had won in the first all-race elections four years ago. 95. In some cases, committees will gain seats, in others they will lose seats. 96. In the end, the seat was indeed lost to a Democrat, Vincent Gentile. 97. In the previous five, all incumbent presidents saw their party lose seats in both chambers. 98. In the Senate, the Republicans are in danger of losing their seat in southern Brooklyn, where the incumbent, Robert DiCarlo, lost in the Republican primary. 99. In Pennsylvania, which lost two seats, a solid GOP majority in the legislature will draw the new map, naturally expected to favor Republicans. 100. In Slovenia earlier this month the ruling party lost seats in parliament and may not be able to form a government. |