Democrats Reclaim House; Control of Senate Hangs on Va. Race
By Dan Balz and Debbi Wilgoren -- Washington Post
Nov. 8, 2006 -- President Bush said today that as leader of the Republican Party he shoulders some of the blame for the large losses his party suffered yesterday, when Democrats easily recaptured the House and neared control of the Senate, after a bitter midterm election campaign dominated by war, scandal and questions about Bush's leadership.
"While the ballots are still being counted in the Senate, it's clear the Democrat Party had a good night last night. And I congratulate them on their victories," Bush said at a press conference at the White House. The president said Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was stepping down and would be replaced by former CIA director Robert Gates. Democratic leaders have called for Rumsfeld, the architect of the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq, to resign.In Montana, where ballots still had to be counted this morning, Democratic challenger Jon Tester defeated Republican incumbent Sen. Conrad Burns. Tester held a 3,000 vote lead over Burns, with a few hundred provisional ballots and results from one small county outstanding.
The result in Montana left the balance of power in the Senate resting on the outcome of the race in Virginia, where former Navy secretary James Webb (D) was ahead of Virginia Sen. George Allen (R) by about 7,000 votes. Webb claimed victory but Allen declined to concede. With a recount possible, a final outcome could take weeks.
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