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May 13th, 2008
Posted: 10:09 AM ET
(CNN) — A special congressional election in a conservative Mississippi district Tuesday is expected to hold implications for both parties beyond the win or loss of single House seat.For Democrats, a decisive victory by Chancery Clerk Travis Childers would be the latest in a series of special-election wins for the party and provide a strong tailwind heading into the November elections. For Republicans, Childers’ defeat could dispel notions the GOP is in for a widespread thrashing next fall and prove that efforts to link local Democrats in conservative districts to Barack Obama and his former pastor could be a winning strategy in what appears to be a difficult election year for the party. –By CNN’s Alexander Mooney |
 
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