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RUSH: Patrick J. Buchanan, column, Human Events.  "In the Long
Run, is the GOP Dead? -- Since 1928, only Dwight Eisenhower and
George W. Bush have won the presidency while capturing both
houses of Congress for the GOP."  Only twice, since 1928.  "In
his 49-state landslide, Richard Nixon failed to take either
House. In his two landslides, Ronald Reagan won back only the
Senate. Yet Mitt Romney is even money to pull off the hat
trick."  Mitt Romney, even money to pull off the House and the
Senate, when Reagan couldn't do it with 49 states, and Nixon
couldn't do it.  Now, don't read too much into that.  It's just
an indication of where we are.  "With this hopeful prospect, why
the near despair among so many Republicans about the long term?
In his New York Times report, 'In California, GOP Fights Steep
Decline,' Adam Nagourney delves into the reasons.  In the Golden
Land, a state Nixon carried all fi