(Xinhua) -- The leading Republican in U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday said Republicans are set for big gains in the mid-term elections.
House minority leader John Boehner told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the GOP has "great candidates across the country and we have a great opportunity" in the Fall elections. However,
The infamous However ...
he admitted regaining control of the House is "still an uphill fight."| As long as they can break a filibuster, they won't have lost. |
Poll results have favored the Republicans recently. After the traditional campaign kick-off Labor Day weekend earlier this month, polls have suggested Republicans could regain control of the House from Democrats.
The President's party usually suffers in mid-term elections. With the economy still in bad shape and unemployment figures high, Democrats are bracing for a rough time in the Fall.
Democrats including President Barack B.O. Obama have been branding the GOP as the "Party of No."
| They missed something critical. The proper sobriquet is the "Party of Hell, No!" |
Boehner defended his party by saying Democrats in the House and Senate "haven't reached out to us for the last 20 months. It's not Republican standing in the way here."
| Indeed. And the enough of the voters have noticed. |
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