Everybody agrees that the Republicans are going to pick up seats in the House and Senate elections this year, but just how many is still up in the air. If the popular vote in the North goes narrowly Republican as it did in 1966, disaster could be looming for the Democrats.

Replete with stories never told before, Fighting Words is Wattenberg's firsthand account of the remarkable transformation of American politics over the last four decades.

A look back at the instances in which voter backlash to big government spending and policies resulted in the GOP overtaking both the House and Senate reveals inconsistent performances for the winning Republicans.

Veronique de Rugy compares federal spending discipline under President Ronald Reagan to that of preceeding and succeeding presidents.

Senator Barack Obama's now former vice presidential vetter Jim Johnson was ousted for alleged sweetheart mortgage deals.

The Democratic party has been purging itself of most of their moderates, to their own dismay.

Who could have predicted when he took office that Mr. Bush might end up looking much more like Lyndon Johnson than his own father?

The Republicans will find a new voice and a new way forward, but how long will it take them?