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By Luke Johnson
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) admitted there's a "1 in 3" chance that the Republicans will lose their majority in the House of Representatives in an interview to be aired Tuesday on Fox News' "Americas Newsroom."
"I would say that there is a 2 in 3 chance that we win control of the House again. But theres a 1 in 3 chance that we could lose. And Im being myself, frank, weve got a big challenge and weve got work to do," he said Monday to Fox News' Bill Hemmer.
Expanding on tough races, Boehner said, "We have 50 of our members in tough races; 89 freshmen running for their first re-elections. And we have 32 districts that are in states where there is no presidential campaign going to be run, no big Senate race and we call these orphan districts."
He went on, "You take 18 of them -- California, Illinois and New York, where you know were not likely to do well at the top of the ticket -- and those districts are frankly pretty vulnerable."
Boehner also dismissed top Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod's comment on Sunday that House Republicans are under a "reign of terror" brought about by the far right of their party. "That that is just outrageous talk," Boehner said. "Theyre trying to make this election, as I said earlier, about anything other than the presidents failed economic policies. And so theyre going to look for every boogeyman known to man," he said.
"Listen, if Republicans were walking in lockstep, my job would be a whole lot easier," he added.
John Boehner: '1 In 3 Chance' Republicans Lose Control Of House