Cantor: GOP will retake the House in November

By Matt DeLong

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) boldly predicted his party will retake control of the House of Representatives during an appearance Monday on CNBC.

"I think we're going to retake the House, as Mr. Gibbs suggested yesterday from the White House." Cantor said."That's going to change the dynamic for sure."

He later added: "When we regain the House, because I do think that we'll retake the majority, the president will have to deal with us."

Cantor was referring to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs' admission Sunday that "there's no doubt there are enough seats in play that could cause Republicans to gain control."

Though he is angling to succeed Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as House speaker, House Minority Leader John Boehner's (R-Ohio) recent midterm predictions have been a bit more reserved than those of his lieutenant. In an interview last month with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) stopped short of pledging to take control of the House. Several days later, Boehner told The Post's Dan Balz that there is a "great opportunity" for the GOP in November, but the party will face an "uphill battle."

Update: Just in time for campaign season, Politico reports that Cantor is releasing a new book with his House colleagues Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) titled "Young Guns: A new generation of conservative leaders." The book will "outline a new direction for the Republican Party." One wonders what the old generation of conservative leaders thinks about that.

























(Via The Hill)