From Saukvalley.com:

But the House Republicans point to recent history as a guide. Two years ago right about now, they thought they were doing OK against the Barack Obama Democratic tide. They believed their losses would be manageable. By mid-October, the Obama wave was in full force, and there wasn’t anything they could do about it.

Pretty much the same thing happened in 1994. September polling showed problems, but the Democrats thought it could be contained and they derided the House Republicans for jumping into several new races where nobody gave them a chance. By the middle of October, the bottom fell out. And it was even worse come Election Day when Democratic voters failed to show up. The Republicans won just about every one of those contested races.

It’s no coincidence that the House Republicans say they’re planning a move into new races in the coming days. They’re following their own playbook.

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