what in your opinion was the most important congressional election in

[freepcrusher]

the post World War II era?

In my opinion there are two I can think of:

1958 - this is the election where the urban north finally abandoned the GOP once and for all

1974 - this IMO was the beginning of the Democratic party as we know today and pretty much locked the GOP out of a congressional majority for the next 20 years. This signaled the end of the old dixiecrat congressman controlling all the committees and the beginning of an influx of a lot of younger more liberal congressman who would gradually work their way up the seniority ladder such as Waxman or Miller.