"the fight to stop Democrats from expanding their majorities in Congress is lost."

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Business builds for a fight against big Dem majorities
By Alexander Bolton
Posted: 10/07/08 07:38 PM


Business groups banding together to counteract the massive labor-organized voter turnout programs are conceding that the fight to stop Democrats from expanding their majorities in Congress is lost.

As a result, these business groups are looking ahead to the 111th Congress, and are using their turnout programs to build an active citizens’ lobby with the strength to limit the spoils labor groups may reap from their expected victory in November.

“Any objective person that’s looking at the make-up of the Senate and House races today would undoubtedly conclude the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate will expand,” said Bill Miller, senior vice president of political affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

But he said the Chamber’s large grassroots operation, which includes 2,800 state and local chambers of commerce and 900 other associations, will have a substantial impact on how those Democratic majorities legislate.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/business-builds-for-a-fight-against-big-dem-majorities-2008-10-07.html