The Democrat campaigned much like a Republican, emphasizing such issues as government efficiency and keeping taxes down.

In the 38 races for governor under way this year, Republicans and even some Democrats are campaigning on similar platforms.

The Democrat campaigned vigorously there, and made it a tight race, but he fell short by a narrow margin.

Republicans lost seats in the 1882 congressional elections, in which Democrats campaigned on the reform issue.

She did not, however, commit herself to repealing the new taxes against which Democrats had campaigned so aggressively.

Democrats campaigned against two Republican wars: Iraq and the war on the American working class.

Wilson and the Democrats in 1916 campaigned on the slogan "He kept us out of war!"

The Democrats, meanwhile, campaigned for Congress in 2006 by promising to increase the size of the military.

So the Democrats are campaigning against Washington in the hope of reversing their fortunes.

And Democrats are campaigning for that support far more relentlessly and explicitly than they did in 1988.