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2010 Midterm Elections (view source)
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Analyst Stuart Rothenberg reported that, "Growing public concern about spending, taxes and the size of government has started to shift the national landscape away from the Democrats to a more neutral position, and quite possibly toward the GOP."<ref>Stuart Rothenberg, "All Signs Point to Another Top-Notch Election Cycle in 2010," ''Roll Call'' Sept. 8, 2009] </ref> Furthermore, an advantage for Republicans was that 48 House Democrats, 8 more than the size of their majority, come from districts that voted for both George W. Bush and John McCain. <ref>http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cookreport.php</ref>
Analyst Stuart Rothenberg reported that, "Growing public concern about spending, taxes and the size of government has started to shift the national landscape away from the Democrats to a more neutral position, and quite possibly toward the GOP."<ref>Stuart Rothenberg, "All Signs Point to Another Top-Notch Election Cycle in 2010," ''Roll Call'' Sept. 8, 2009] </ref> Furthermore, an advantage for Republicans was that 48 House Democrats, 8 more than the size of their majority, come from districts that voted for both George W. Bush and John McCain. <ref>http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cookreport.php</ref>
Columnist Rich Galen observed,
{{cquote|He railroaded his signature legislation - Obamacare - through the Congress costing his party 60+ seats in the 2010 mid-term election and guaranteeing GOP control of the House for the foreseeable future. Chief of Staff [[Rahm Emanuel]] and Speaker of the House [[Nancy Pelosi]] will go down in history as enablers of the sacrifice of Obama's Congressional allies on the alter of his enormous ego.<ref>http://www.mullings.com/11-02-12.htm</ref>}}
==House Races==
==House Races==