The question — at the moment — seems to be how many seats they will lose and whether Democrats will be able to claim a true governing majority in January 2009. (voices.washingtonpost.com)
The fruit of these efforts is not the hoped - for Republican governing majority, but the real prospect of a filibuster - proof Democrat majority in 2009. (redmassgroup.com)
The new religion of patriotism, Kristol and Brooks conclude, would, without antagonizing grassroots moral conservatives, appeal to independents leery of Robertson and Falwell's Christian zealotry and form «the heart of a new conservative governing majority.» (firstthings.com)