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Nixon Forecasts GOP Gains in House and Senate
Washington AP reports GOP leaders backing Richard Nixon’s forecast of substantial House gains in next year’s elections. Dirksen predicts 40 House seats, 2 Senate seats, and 2 governors for 1966, with continued strength into 1968. A separate GOP figure cites potential Senate gains in Tennessee Alabama Montana and Oregon. Nixon says Republicans could regain 40 House seats if Johnson avoids international and economic troubles. He avoids committing to a 1968 presidential bid.
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