IR Blog Post 3 The Forgotten Freshmen (2)

Facts:

1. The history of the tiny Democratic freshmen class have been overlooked compared to the history of the Republican.
2. 87-member class that gave the GOP its new majority
3. This class was also known as the Forgotten Nine

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46456.html

Questions:

1. How did the Democratic freshmen class get the nickname the Forgotten Nine?
2. Are they being forgotten because of the recent election of 2010?

Link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/04/dodd-presses-senate-fresh_n_670433.html