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…in the House is now on the Democratic hand. It is hard to say right now how many seats Democrats will win. The speeches of Rahm Emanuel, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi speeches were thrilling in the way that election night victory speeches are always exciting. They promised a new America, a better world, salvation…