massive especially when you look at the historical perspective. democrats will get a net gain of 35 seats, that gives them control, they needed 23 for control of the house but some results are still pending. let me put this in perspective. republicans actually had what is an amazing historically speaking election night. 44 house republicans retired, a massive number. here is the history, here are the headwinds that very few people ever talked about. let s start with 2010. barack obama s first midterm, look at that. democrats lost in his first midterm, 63 seats in the house, six seats in the u.s. senate. that s a total of 69. in 1994, clinton democrats lost 52 seats in the house, eight seats in the senate. that s a net loss of 60. even ronald reagan, 1982, he had only been in office two years, republicans lost 26 house seats and gained zero seats in the senate. since 1914, look at this. the president s own party has
around 35 seats, that gives them control, they needed 23, for control of the house, but some results are still pending. now let me put this in perspective. republicans actually had what is an amazing, historically speaking, election night. remember, 44 house republicans retired, that is a massive number. but here is the history, here are the headwinds, that very few people ever talk about. let s go back let s start with 2010. barack obama s first midterm. look at that. democrats lost in his first six seats in the u.s. senate, that is a total of 69. in 1994, clinton democrats lost 52 seats in the house, 8 seats in senate. that is a net loss of 60. even ronald reagan, 1982, only been in office ay few years, thy lost 26 house seats and gained zero seats in the senate. since 1914, look at this, the
control of the house, but some results are still pending. now, let me put this in perspective. republicans actually had what is an amazing, historically speaking, election night. remember, 44 house republicans retired, that is a massive number. but here is the history, here are the headwinds, that very few people ever talk about. let s go back let s start with 2010. barack obama s first midterm. look at that. democrats lost in his first midterm, 63 seats in the house, six seats in the u.s. senate, that is a total of 69. a1994, clinton democrats lost a 52 seats in the house, 80 seats in senate. that is a net loss of 60. even ronald reagan, 1982, only been and often a few years, they lost 26 house seats and gained zero seats in the senate. since 1914, look at this, the president with his only picked
job in tennessee, marsha. and in utah, and arizona is looking very good. really very good. she s done a terrific job. that was a tough race and she s done a fantastic job. in each of these open seats democrats recruited very strong candidates with substantial fund-raising and media support. we were getting bombarded with money on the other side. in the house republicans dramatically outperformed historical precedents and overcame a historic number of retirements. the most house republican retirements in 88 years, 43 house republicans retired. now, i will say this, in many cases they were chairmen of committees and they left because any weren t chairmen because the republicans have a rule for six years and what that does is wonderful in one way, it lets
and in utah. and arizona is looking very good. really very good. she has done a terrific job, that was a big race and she has done a terrific job. in the open seats democrats recruited strong candidates with substantial fund-raising and media support. we were getting bombarded with money on the other side. in the house, republicans dramatically outperformed historical precedents and overcome a historic number of retirements. the most house republican tyrants in 88 years. 43 house republicans retired. now, i will say this, in many cases they were chairman of committees. and they left because they were not chairman, because the republicans have a role for six years. and what they do is wonderful in one way, and lets people come through the system and become