It is not just the number of seats gained and lost for each state. It is also how the seats shift within the states. Florida will gain 2 seats. But, from what I heard, the new seats will be in Seminole County and Little Havana. The Cubans are conservative, but aren't always behind us on gun control issues. But, Seminole County is extremely behind us. I know because I live there. Also, I've heard scuttlebutt that JEB Bush intends to eliminate a couple districts in South Florida and add a few in Conservative areas of Central Florida and the Panhandle. This could cost assholes such as Wexler and Duetsch their seats for the first time in History. The true number will be total seats gained/lost. This will include redistricting. In Florida, 2 Democrats could lose their seats and 4 Republicans could gain seats. Net Gain +6 for Republicans. Now states under Democratic control could redistrict, but they still will lose seats no matter what. For example, Democrats wanted to recount the census (I'm not kidding) here in Florida because people in Little Haiti and other Democratic areas of South Florida never filled out their census forms. States such as New York might try to negate their loses by shifting districts to N.Y.C. and away from the Mountains. Overall, Republicans enjoy contol of a whopping majority of the states. And, there's not much you can do when all your seats are taken by Democrats already a la Parts of New England. Overall, 2002 will see a major shift to Republicans in the House. The Senate is another question all together. Traitors such as Jeffords (Republican --> Independent) and McCain (Still Technically a Republican) might get voted out. No person who has left the Republican Party has won re-election. Most Democrats who became Republicans won re-election a la Strom Thurmond (States Rights --> Democrat --> Republican) and Ronald Reagan (Democrat --> Republican).