Despite this, the Democrats still maintained a majority of seats in Congress.

However, Democrats would still maintain the Governor's mansion until 2003.

The Democrats still maintain a strong grip on state politics.

Democrats maintain that Medicare is in better fiscal shape today than it has been for much of the recent past.

The Democrats would maintain their control of the House for the next eighty years.

But Democrats, at least publicly, maintain that they are not in the least worried.

Balancing the budget is a worthy goal, the Democrats maintained.

The main issue, the Democrats maintained, is public health, not taxes and spending.

While the Republicans saw gains, the Democrats maintained majority control.

Democrats maintained that their program to lower the deficit would keep interest rates down, leading to business expansion and more jobs.