[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Texas has no Senate race and the betting is a gain of 4-7 House seats due to redistricting. Best bet we get 5.

Y'all check my numbers, please.

[HitmanLV]

My conservative prediction is:

* GOP +5 gain in House
* GOP + 2 gain in Senate
* Bush wins with 325 Electoral votes or so.

My most optimistic (but still fairly realistic) prediction is:

* GOP House: 235-200
* GOP Senate: 55-44-1
* Bush wins with 350 Electoral Votes or so.

[Dog Gone]

I think even Texas Democrats have conceded the loss of six House seats to the Republicans here.

Nationwide, a GOP net gain of 7-10 isn't an overly optimistic expectation.

In the Senate, the Democrats are defending far more seats than we are, which should equate to a net gain of at least one seat. Although Keyes has little chance of holding Illinois for the GOP, we'll pick up Zell Miller's seat for sure and probably Foghorn Leghorn's seat in South Carolina. Mel Martinez would probably carry Florida if he is the winner of the primary.