Yesterday, RSC Chairman Mike Pence speaking to a group of bloggers reinforced this point. Pence, no tool of leadership, told the group that the loss of the House would be "disastrous." Pence just returned from an overseas trip and he noted that a Democrat victory would "send a deafening message to the capitals of the world about our commitment in Iraq."
Majority yields committee chairmanships, which control the legislative agenda, including judicial appointments like Roberts and Alito.
Anybody think a Chairman Leahy would have pushed through Bush's SC appointees?
Nope. I think that at least SOME of those pushing for the Dems to win know that too.