[laconic]

These were THREE solidly Republican districts (one was Speaker Hastert’s). This bodes a coming disaster, with a veto proof House, the Republicans are likely to have about 140 seats, the same they had after 1964. GW Bush will have leveled the House (and Coalition) that Reagan Built.

[ncalburt]

sorry both the LA and ILL seats have had huge demographic changes in the last 4 years .The LA location had a massive influx of blacks from Katrina and the ILL seat has been going blue due to the urban sprawl from Chicago. The RCC allowed very weak candidates with lots of baggage to run for both these seats. The Miss seat had Dem spreading flyer saying the guy was a racists. Plus the gas prices do not help. It was a vote against Bush and his lack of leadership. McCain is very smart to run against him too.