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Had Republicans won the Senate, perhaps unseating Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer in the process, this year would have qualified as a genuine political rout, much like 1994.

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In his youth Harry was himself a promising boxer who sparred with Muhammad Ali.

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And Harry Reid became a pretty good boxer because he would simply outlast his opponents.

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But five Democratic seats are at least as vulnerable as those two: Carol Moseley-Braun in Illinois, Harry Reid in Nevada, Barbara Boxer in California, Fritz Hollings in South Carolina, and retiring Sen.

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