The tide has been turning toward Democrats overall in Congress, but Gary Bauer, president of American Values, said the battle is still on for Republicans in the Senate.
"Clearly, the night, as it moved on, has moved decisively against the Republicans," Bauer said. "It now looks like a minimum of 20 seats will be lost in the House, and it could be higher than that. The Senate is still up in the air, however. Ohio and Pennsylvania went the way they were expected to go. Rhode Island, which was considered to be close all along, went Democrat -- though in that race, one liberal was substituted for another."
"Everything hinges on Virginia and Tennessee," Bauer said, "where the Republican candidates are both slightly ahead -- and Missouri and Montana where results are too early to make any kind of guess at this point."
Dr. Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, said Republicans have been trying to fight a long trend.
"For 100 years, a party in power for 6 years in the White House, has lost six Senate seats, on average, and 31 House seats, on average," Land said. "Administrations that have been in office for six years, accumulate reasons for people to vote against them, and I think we're seeking that this year."
