There are a lot of people in leadership just because they were the first in. |
These numbers indicate deep trouble for the party this fall. For House Republicans, it means that a lot of seats that they have been thinking of as safe are going to be competitive. |
This vague issue of corruption hanging over Republicans is not good, because it is the one thing on which Democrats don't have to have an alternative policy. I don't want that cloud over us going into [next year's] elections. |
This was the first time Republicans had full control since the '50s; we wanted to show we could work together as a governing majority. Coming this far without a veto, that's a sign of the party's cohesion and the president's strength. |
We would have spent five or more millions of dollars defending this seat. |