The CQ study of 255
roll call votes at the midpoint of 2009  that pitted most House Democrats
against Republicans shows that Democrats overall are highly unified, with a
median party unity score of 98 percent. But party unity scores below the
Democratic norm are common among junior members, such as Minnick, who face
difficult challenges stemming from their districts' usual partisan orientation.
Most of the new House Republicans hail from politically safe GOP strongholds and
have higher party unity scores.
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