While Republicans are a bit shell-shocked about the presidential and Senate results, House Republicans have reason for smugness. They kept control of their chamber after their sweeping 2010 gains and will likely keep their losses only in the single digits.
Sill, the outcome is something of a letdown for GOP insiders, many of whom had come to expect that their party could actually pick up seats – once unimaginable in the face of their 63 seat pickup just two years ago. [cont.]
JessicaTaylor, Rothenberg Political Report