re-posted from July 12, 2010
Robert Gibbs let the cat out of the bag over the weekend. He admitted that Republicans have a decent shot at getting majority in November.
That admission sent shock waves through the Washington punditocracy.
How could it be? What a mistake? Can you believe he said that?
When I was the Speaker’s press secretary, I was quoted saying something similar about our prospects in the 2000 elections and I remember the same kind of reaction from friends and enemies alike. A friend called and said surely I was misquoted. The DNC put out a press release using my words to buttress their claims.
Of course, back then, we had a much smaller majority than the Democrats have now, but perhaps what I said back then and what Gibbs said today can be classified as a Washington gaffe, which someone once said was speaking the truth inadvertently.
And the truth is that we had some real vulnerabilities back then and the Democrats are in real danger of losing their majority now.
I have been telling friends and I will tell you (because we are all friends here) that I think Republicans will pick up 60 seats in this coming election.
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