GOP Now Holds At Least 246 House Seats

“Republicans will hold at least 246 House seats come January, according to election results Saturday, giving the GOP a commanding majority that matches the party’s post-World War II high during Democratic President Harry S. Truman’s administration,” the AP reports.

“The GOP retained control of two seats in runoffs in Louisiana, expanding the advantage for Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who can afford defections from his increasingly conservative caucus and still get legislation passed… The latest count gives the GOP a 246-188 majority. One race, in Arizona, is still outstanding.”