This story was originally published on nationaljournal.com on February 24, 2017 The two-thirds of Republicans in the House who have never served when the GOP held majorities in the House and Senate alongside a GOP president can be forgiven for not remembering the last time they were similarly situated. It was 2006, and they lost 30 seats in the House. When Democrats were last in that situation, it was 2010 and they lost 63 House seats. When one party controls all three of the elected elements of the federal government, there is only one direction for angry fingers to point, and that’s at the party in power. The last time Republicans had charge of the House, Senate, and White House, it was under the previous congressional boundaries, and now fewer districts are drawn to be competitive. But that doesn’t mean the laws of gravity have been repealed, it just means there is somewhat less volatility. There are still 23 Republicans in districts that voted for Hillary Clinton, and did so despite the fact that Democratic voters were pretty lethargic and
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