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maybe only 37 or 36 or 35 net but that right now constitutes victory for house democrats dem david puff said yesterday if republicans don t run the table, take over the senate, the house and the big ticket governors, it s an absolute failure. come on, come on. you just love the democrats. they all love to set expectations for each other. briefing reporters and saying anything less than running the table is a joke for republicans. he said it with a straight face. democrats have done nothing else they have been able to manage down expectations very well. look, republicans are doing it, too, though. they are saying, woell, maybe w won t win or maybe we ll win by a narrow margin. i do think that we can see democrats hold on or lose by a few seats and say, well, we only lost by a few seats. that s victory. there are structural, financial, tactical reasons that they can hold the house and hold narrowly. i m not sure how much it will