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Pelosi says Dems set to take House, 5 states key
By The Associated Press
Published: February 10, 2012
SAN DIEGO — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi predicted Friday that California and four other large states will bring Democrats within striking distance of gaining control of the chamber this year.
Pelosi said she expected California, Florida, Illinois, New York and Texas to leave the party only about a half-dozen seats short. She declined to predict how many seats she anticipated picking up, saying only that she would happy with the 25 needed to take control from Republicans.
President Barack Obama won't campaign in four of the five target states because they are not presidential battlegrounds, Pelosi said. Florida is the exception.
"We're within range just naming those five states — just a handful, a half-dozen more to go — so we feel very good about the numbers," Pelosi said at a news conference on the opening day of the California Democratic Convention.
More: http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/feb/10/pelosi-says-dems-set-to-take-house-5-states-key-ar-357592/
Published: February 10, 2012
SAN DIEGO — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi predicted Friday that California and four other large states will bring Democrats within striking distance of gaining control of the chamber this year.
Pelosi said she expected California, Florida, Illinois, New York and Texas to leave the party only about a half-dozen seats short. She declined to predict how many seats she anticipated picking up, saying only that she would happy with the 25 needed to take control from Republicans.
President Barack Obama won't campaign in four of the five target states because they are not presidential battlegrounds, Pelosi said. Florida is the exception.
"We're within range just naming those five states — just a handful, a half-dozen more to go — so we feel very good about the numbers," Pelosi said at a news conference on the opening day of the California Democratic Convention.
More: http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/feb/10/pelosi-says-dems-set-to-take-house-5-states-key-ar-357592/
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