When this question had been posed in l968 or in l980 the answer was no because although the Republicans were dominating presidential elections, and had won the Senate for a brief period, they were unable to make any inroads in the House (and not many inroads in state and local elections).
Mr. Stuart and his producing partner, Harvey Klaris, quickly made a deal with Stanley White and Evelyn Barron, the original producers, who have been working on ''The Tap Dance Kid'' for two years. The group was soon joined by the Shubert Organization, which tacked its name onto the producing committee.
In 2006, she made appearances in The Grudge 2 and Take the Lead. That same year, Dewan starred as the female lead in the dance drama Step Up as Nora Clark, a dance student partnered with a troubled student who is sent to spend his community service as a janitor.