GOP Leader Rep. Eric Cantor Predicts Republican Landslide in 2010

House Majority Whip Eric Cantor, R-Va., said House Republicans will eventually roll out "something like the Contract," as they seek ways to present their case to an electorate that's shown signs of concern about full Democratic control of Washington.

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Cantor Says Health Care Will Give GOP Advantage

Even on health care, an issue that has historically favored Democrats, Cantor predicts Republicans will have the advantage in next year's midterm elections. Democrats may have the votes now to push through their version of health care reform, but he says they will face a backlash with "lasting ramifications that will impact the ballot box in November 2010."

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"They can jam it through," Cantor said of the Democratic health care plan, "but there will be a huge political cost for this kind of plan to pass in the House."

Democrats scoff at the idea that Republicans could win back the House next year.

"Winning the House will certainly be an enormous challenge for the 'party of no,' given that one-third of Republicans say they have an unfavorable opinion of their own party," said Brendan Daly, spokesperson for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., referring to a recent Gallup poll.