Most races are voted on individually and not based on some national swing one way or the other.
We might have lost more seats if Republicans hadn't gerrymandered districts back in favor of the GOP.
I would take little comfort from what happened to the House in this last election.
American by and large wants to tax the rich so they can keep their government goodie bags filled.
The obama phone people tend to be packed together in urban areas. Dem congress critters when with 80% of the vote, while GOP win with 54%