Apparently, the total number of seats the Republicans lost is still up in the air.
Wait until the fence-jumpers have completed their party switch. Some of the members of the former majority could still transfer to the side of the new current majority.
Which is OK, since they were pretty inconsistent Republicans anyway.
What the Dem'crats did to themselves, though, is to get in a number of new Dem'crat Congressmen who are not necessarily doctrinally bound to the whole Dem'crat agenda.
There is opportunity for peeling off a few votes on the crucial items up for consideration in the 110th Congress.
"Wait until the fence-jumpers have completed their party switch. Some of the members of the former majority could still transfer to the side of the new current majority."
What fence-jumpers? I have followed the news very closely and haven't heard even the hint of this? Please qualify your statement before you allege something like this. Party switchers don't just do it for the enjoyment - there has to be a major reason. And, as others have pointed out, a disproportionately large number of RINOs were defeated this year (e.g., CT, NY and FL)