Its never possible to make an iron-clad guarantee, he said. If the election were today, wed win back the House, but it is not today.
We have a great chance to win back the House.
Asked about the Senate, Gephardt said, We have a great chance to win back both houses.
I seem to recall hearing the same or a similar sort of thing in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004...