THE NEWS: Repealing President Obama's health care law won't be as easy or as quick as Republicans hope, even if Mitt Romney wins the presidency.THE REASON: For Republicans to invoke special Senate rules to pass legislation with a simple majority vote they must first pass a budget, which leads to unrelated questions on deficit reduction and defense spending.
THE NUMBERS: Republicans currently hold 47 Senate seats. If they take control of the Senate, it's not likely to be by more than 1 to 4 votes, well short of 60. That would put lots of leverage in the hands of Senate GOP moderates.
THE NUMBERS: Republicans currently hold 47 Senate seats. If they take control of the Senate, it's not likely to be by more than 1 to 4 votes, well short of 60. That would put lots of leverage in the hands of Senate GOP moderates.