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They had a very good year

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December 21, 2010

Rep. John Boehner of Ohio will be the new speaker of the House following the Republican victory in the midterm elections. But the real GOP win may be at the state level. Photo: AP/Cliff Owen

The GOP

The big win for the Republican party came in the way of local races. Sure, the GOP gained 63 seats in the House of Representatives and six in the Senate but the long-term win was the nearly 700 state legislative seats now in the GOP. This means Republicans will have a big advantage when redistricting happens after reapportionment based on the 2010 census.

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Comments

  • Fea112

    I love Bruno Mars but I am disappointed to hear that his name isn’t really Bruno Mars (Mars was my maiden name).

  • Dawg

    You can’t blame him in the anti-Hispanic culture the Tea Party has brought us to shy away from his real last name. But I think he’s just a a David Bowie fan.