We actually didn't do to bad on the Senate races, if the information was correct that I saw on FR we actually won more seats statistically in the senate then we did in the house.
Of the 15 competitive seats, GOP went 11 of 15. The 11 are the 6 pickups plus open seat holds in OH,NH,MO,FL,& KY. Dems held NV, DE, CT, and WV.
“if the information was correct that I saw on FR we actually won more seats statistically in the senate then we did in the house.”
More specifically, Republicans took 25% of House seats held by Dems away from them (61/247). They’ve picked up 6 Senate seats (so far) out of the 18 Dem seats up for re-election (33%).
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/2010/senate_final_results.html
I’m disappointed that Republicans didn’t take back the Senate, but Krauthammer is probably right: this actually is better for Republicans since otherwise Obama could run against a “do-nothing” Congress in 2012. Moreover, given the disparity in D vs. R Senate seats up for grabs in 2012, GOP almost certainly will make further gains that year.
All in all, a VERY good night. Of course, it would have been even better had the blow-out been so devastating that it convinced Obama to resign for the sake of the party. My guess is the only resignation we’ll see is Nancy Pelosi’s: she’s got “grandma” work to do.