DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY vs

THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY HAS GAINED 9 NEW REPUBLICAN MEMBERS IN THIS WEEK?S ELECTION, BUT THE DEMOCRATS REMAIN IN THE MAJORITY WITH 48 OUT OF 80 ASSEMBLY SEATS AND 25 OUT OF 40 SENATE SEATS. ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY WELCOMED THE NEW REPUBLICAN MEMBERS WEDNESDAY TO THE STATE ASSEMBLY, ALONG WITH THE 23 MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY THAT WERE RE-ELECTED, INCLUDING 3 FROM DEMOCRAT-LEANING DISTRICTS.
ALTHOUGH GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER SAID HE WAS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE DEMOCRATS DIDN'T GAIN ANY SEATS, SOME POLITICAL OBSERVERS SAY HIS FAILURE TO REDUCE THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY (IN THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE), COULD MAKE IT TOUGHER FOR HIM TO ENACT HIS AGENDA.