November has been a resounding month for a nationwide Republican resurgence, but the full climb back is not yet finished. Though the Grand Old Party is assured of a House majority when the 112th Congress convenes, there is still time to tack on a few extra runs in the bottom of the ninth, as Rangers fans might relate to. Texas is the most recent state to have added to the total, upping the 61 seat Republican edge in the Midterm elections to 62. With a less than 1,000 vote margin, Blake Farenthold finally secured victory over incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz, in a race that was still too close to call nearly three weeks after the election. (more…)