2010 Midterm Elections: Winners and Losers

After a historic midterm vote that handed Republicans control of the House and shrunk the Dems' Senate majority, TIME spotlights who and what gained or lost the most in the seismic election

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The Davids: Axelrod and Plouffe

By Alex Altman, Elizabeth Dias, Michael Scherer and Katy SteinmetzThursday, Nov. 04, 2010

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White House Advisers David Axelrod, left and David Plouffe

LOSER

Barack Obama's top two strategists in 2008 didn't just elect a new President; they created a movement. And then, just as quickly, they let it atrophy. The popular enthusiasm collapsed like the value of a new tract home. They now have two years to try to rekindle the magic.

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