White House: Republicans could win control of House

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[Sub-Driver]

White House: Republicans could win control of House 18 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans could win control of the House of Representatives in elections in November, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs acknowledged on Sunday.

"There is no doubt there are enough seats at play that could cause Republicans to gain control, there is no doubt about that," Gibbs told NBC's "Meet the Press" talk show when asked whether the Democrats would maintain their majority in the House.

All 435 seats in the House are up for grabs in the November 2 election as well as 36 of the 100 seats in the Senate.

President Barack Obama will have a tougher time pushing his political agenda through Congress if Republicans make big gains in November and wipe out Democratic majorities in both the Senate and the House.

In the run-up to the vote, Obama is trying to convince impatient Americans that his economic policies are working and that improvements will take time.

"We understand people are frustrated, everybody is frustrated," Gibbs said. "Look, the president is frustrated that we haven't seen greater recovery efforts, but that doesn't stop us from doing what we know is right, instituting the policies that we know will bring the country back," he added.

Obama and his fellow Democrats are grappling with a range of problems and many political analysts see the election as a national referendum on his policies.

[Last Dakotan]

Make Nancy fly coach.

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Why aren’t we trying for 130+ House seats and all 34 Senate seats?

Why not try???

[y6162]

Election night is going to be a PARTY!

I can’t wait to see Pelosi-Reid and the Kenyan humiliated.

[devane617]

Put Nancy Pelosi in the basement and make her take Greyhound to Cali.

[Nonstatist]

Obama is trying to convince impatient Americans that his economic policies are working and that improvements will take time.

Is that what Americans are experiencing, Yahoo ? Impatience ? I thought it was fear and anger.

[Oldpuppymax]

Dear Yahoo...from your lips to God’s ears!!!

[avacado]

Pelosi goes to the basement. Reid gets sent packing home. And Obama crawls into his crib with his rattle and cries for two years. I like it!

[Deo volente]

"...that doesn't stop us from doing what we know is right, instituting the policies that we know will bring the country back"

They just never learn. In fact, they refuse to learn. It's stunning to see just how dense these people are.

[Terry Mross]

So what? They won control if ‘94 and Clinton ran all over them. They caved way too much.

[Enterprise]

There is another message that the Tea Party needs to make the politicians understand. It is NOT ENOUGH to repeal Obamacare. It is NOT ENOUGH to reform laws that need reforming. To advance freedom and preserve the rights of the citizens from an over reaching blob of bureaucrats, the politicians must DEFUND. Cut, cut, cut. Cut or obliterate agencies like the EPA, HHS, Department of Education, Department of Labor, Department of Agriculture, The Energy Department, the Department of the Interior, and the IRS. STOP all grants to schools and all school lunch programs. Search, find, and eliminate all funding to leftist groups and beneficiaries of Democrat largess in general.

Be RUTHLESS dammit! Get in there, and cut and gut so much Government that what is left has to be embalmed to be recognizable.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

That’s just a signal to all the little lefties out there to find ways of destroying any good person who becomes a threat to their entrenched power.

[Gaffer]

Meanwhile, Obama and his Chicago socialist henchmen are preparing to rule by executive order fiat. The breadth and depth to which this demon will transform society via his 'orders' will boggle the mind.

[Persevero]

Job 1 is to regain the House. Job 2 is to make a difference for good once we get there!

[Minn]

So what? They won control if ‘94 and Clinton ran all over them. They caved way too much.

Yep. He was sure in control of the situation while signing the welfare reform they forced him into signing, wasn't he?

[Minn]

Meanwhile, Obama and his Chicago socialist henchmen are preparing to rule by executive order fiat.

That'll be a bit tougher without a compliant, lapdog congress.

[NormsRevenge]

Giddyup!

[bcsco]

"We understand people are frustrated, everybody is frustrated," Gibbs said. "Look, the president is frustrated that we haven't seen greater recovery efforts, but that doesn't stop us from doing what we know is right, instituting the policies that we know will bring the country back," he added.

He's just admitted that Obama's insane. "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein.

[NormsRevenge]

You have 2012 still, why so glum?

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks to reporters in the briefing room
at the White House in Washington June 3, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

[Popman]

This adminstration live in a bubble in DC

I think they seriously under estimating the anger the average american is feeling

Midterms are going to be watershed moment in american history