91. We gained seat by seat and finally had open water. 92. While individual Southern lawmakers could lose influence, the region should continue to gain seats in Congress. 93. Other than Arizona, only Texas, Florida and Georgia will gain two seats in Congress. 94. Paisley was hoping to force the legislature to be dissolved in favor of a new election, when he predicts his party will gain seats. 95. Also predicted to gain seats were candidates supported by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, the militant group fighting Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. 96. And Democrats note the party out of the White House usually gains House seats in an off-year election. 97. And he noted Democrats control redistricting in the other two states that gained seats, North Carolina and Georgia. 98. And no party is likely to gain enough seats to govern alone, making the coalition of the Christian Democrats and the Freedom Union an important player. 99. Arizona is among four states that will gain two seats in Congress because of population increases over the past decade. 100. Arizona is among four states that will gain two seats in Congress due to population increases over the past decade. |