Election Changed the Political Landscape

This was an historic election. It will be looked upon in the future as an election that changed the political landscape of the country. The House of Representatives was designed by the Founding Fathers to be the most immediately responsive to the will of the people, with every seat up for election every two years, whereas the presidency is up for election every four years and only about one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years.

The Republicans have gained at least 61 seats in the House. It probably will be at least 64 or 65 when the dozen or so currently undecided races are decided. This is the largest shift in the House in a midterm election in nearly a century. It is the greatest shift in any election in the House since the Democrats gained over 70 seats in the 1948 Truman-Dewey presidential election.