“Let me remind you that Scott Brown won the Ted Kennedy Senate seat in Massachusetts,” Boehner said during an appearance on National Public Radio. “If Scott Brown can win in America, there isn’t a seat in America that Republicans can’t win.”
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When pressed for a number, Boehner said he believed the GOP could win as many as 100 seats in this fall’s elections.
Other prognosticators have more modest projections for Republicans. The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics predicts the GOP would pick up 27 seats if the election were held today. Republicans need to win 41 seats to take back control of the House.
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