51. Communications Minister Michael Lee, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Robert Tickner, Administrative Services Minister Frank Walker and Schools Minister Ross Free all look like losing their seats. 52. Connecticut, Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are each expected to lose a seat. 53. Connecticut, Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are expected to each lose one seat. 54. Connecticut, Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin would each lose a seat. 55. Coupled with the tradition that the party in power loses seats in off-year elections, this is grim news for Democrats. 56. Currently, legislators who switch parties lose their seats and are replaced by members of their original party. 57. Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin will lose one seat apiece. 58. Conservatives can expect to lose seats for two reasons. 59. Democrats lost more seats in the state House and Senate. 60. Democrats will lose seats in the Northeast and Midwest and need to make up the loss somewhere, he said. |