House GOP Shifts Target From Obama To Senate Democrats

House GOP Shifts Strategy After Bruising Election
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US Representative John Boehner, Republican of Ohio, holds up his gavel after being re-elected as Speaker of the House during the opening session of the 113th US House of Representatives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Recalibrating their strategy after a bruising election and an inauguration that underscored President Obama’s renewed popularity, political savvy and place in history, Republicans are now training their fire on Senate Democrats instead of the man in the Oval Office.

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