Race For The Seats

As any people who are politically aware know, there are midterm elections during the month of November for seats in both houses of Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Surveys have predicted that the Republican will have a big night in the Tuesdays elections however the Republican party themselves have attempted to lower these expectations, whether it be because they don’t think they will do well or they just don’t want there to be a lot of hype about it. Michael Steele, the chairman of the Republican National Committee does not believe his party can take the House this year still thinks that winning 37 or 39 seats would be a success. His position is interesting as he believes that although this amount of seats wouldn’t give them the majority it would be a step in the right direction. He realizes that last year his party was a, “party out of power.” I think this a very respectable position as one, or a party must realize they can’t get everything they want when they want it.

However while there may be a slight chance that the Republican party can take over the House of Representatives many realize that they have no chance at taking over the Senate. Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi expresses this same belief as he stated how he would be surprised if there was not a Republican majority in the House after Tuesday, but how seizing control of the Senate would be “harder.” While the Republicans think they have a chance in one House of Congress the Democrats think they will keep a hold on both houses. Tim Kaine, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee displayed his confidence in his party when he predicted on “Meet the Press” that Democrats would hang onto control of both chambers. As leaders in both Houses of Congress I think it is very understandable that the Democratic Party admit no nervousness about the election. The race for the seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate are very intense and in reality, no one knows how either will turn out, and it will be interesting to find out.