Rep. Ami Bera who chairs House briefed reporters 2014 . But Israel insisted that his long term strategy to organize early and send 700 field staff to key races around the country has kept a group of more than 30 House races still in the competitive column . `` Tough and unpredictable '' and `` admittedly difficult '' were 29 phrases used by Republican . Democrats ' objective is to minimize losses on their own side as oppose to picking up seats .
Rep. Ami Bera who chairs House briefed reporters 2014 . `` Tough and unpredictable '' and `` admittedly difficult '' were 29 phrases used by Republican . Democrats ' objective is to minimize losses on their own side as oppose to picking up seats .