So does Steele believe that there's a possibility of Repukes "falling short" in the House race?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

This man never ceases to amaze me.

Either he's lowering expectations; or, he may not be as confident about the Repukes overtaking the House as everyone has already included (before the vote has taken place!).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/31/michael-steele-house-elections_n_776598.html

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RNC Chairman Michael Steele said on Sunday that Republicans would claim a successful election in November even if it resulted in them not taking control of the House of Representatives.

"First off we need 39," Steele told CNN's State of the Union. "If we get 39 seats and take the majority that's success. If we get 37 seats that's success. Keep in mind, I mean we've got to keep this thing in context here. We were a party out of power. We were a party that on the covers of magazines around this country were called an endangered species. We were going to be regionalized, marginalized to the lower, you know, portions of the political spectrum. We have battled our way back here, so to have the kind of night that we're anticipating on Tuesday is not just a blessing but it comes from the hard work of our candidates out there engaging with the people."

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Also, I thought that Repukes need to take 55 seats in order to take the House??