G.O.P. Extends House Control as Democrats Fall --- Republicans expanded their majority in the House of Representatives, riding a wave of dissatisfaction with President Obama to victories on Tuesday that will embolden Speaker John A. Boehner as he tries to manage a rebellious Tea Party caucus. -- Early Wednesday, it appeared that Republicans were on the verge of winning at least 10 additional seats — gains that would give them their largest majority since the 1940s. -- It was a dispiriting outcome for Democrats, who just a few months ago were optimistic that a badly damaged Republican brand would help them prevail in a handful of races. -- Some of the political casualties were the last holdouts of an era in which moderate and conservative Democrats could survive in states that were deeply Republican. -- Representative Nick J. Rahall II, West Virginia’s last Democrat in the House, lost one of the most expensive races this election cycle. John Barrow of Georgia, the last white Democrat to represent the Deep South, also failed to hang on. -- Republicans also picked up seats in blue territory, adding two in New York State. -- Read More NYTimes