[Lunatic Fringe]

Yeah, but eight seats aren't going to make a difference in majority.

[madison10]

Eight seats is better than nothing. :)

[KingKenrod]

When a liberal bill is up for a vote, Pelosi will allow conservative Democrats to vote against the legislation as long as it doesn't jeopardize actual passage of the bill. This is so the conservative Democrats can campaign for re-election as conservatives.

Every seat the Republicans gain is one less seat the conservative Democrats can use to vote against their own party.

[Redbob]

"...eight seats aren't going to make a difference in majority."

Make a big difference if one of those seats was yours.

[chemicalman]

8 chances better for next time.

[colonialhk]

Yes they do!