Jerome Armstrong debunks a Fred Barnes column, "The Incredible Shrinking Dems," that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on New Years Eve (the full column is included in the post). Much as the Republicans loathe admitting it:
...in 2004, Democrats gained state legislative seats nationwide, and retook the majority. Republicans have lost governorships, state legislatures, and legislators to Democratic gains-- a post-election fact that is a measure of Democratic success... What we really had in 2004 was a "southern peak" for the Republicans, where they gained 4 open Senate seats in the South, took over state leg seats in TN and GA (IN too), and saw an even stronger performance by Bush in the South than in 2000.
