Newsmax.com sent out an interesting e-mail blast today. According to the popular conservative magazine, Rep. John Boehner, the current Republican House Minority Leader , claims that political pundits and and strategists are off-base when they predict Democratic gains in the House.

In fact, he told Newsmax that he "believes Republicans will actually pick up seats in the November elections." Boehner went as far as predicting that the GOP could regain the House majority it lost in 2006.

"We will gain seats this year, period," the Ohio Republican said at gathering sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. "I am leading an effort for us to earn our way back, and I think it is possible."

Boehner said his predictions are "based in large part on the ongoing presidential primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, which could leave Democrats scarred before the election."

"One side is going to be sorely disappointed when they have a nominee," Boehner said. "What isn't measured, and can't be measured, is the number of people who are disappointed, who just don't show up and vote."

While President Bush continues to garner low approval ratings in most polls, the Democrat-led congress scores even lower. For example, the last Rasmussen poll showed that only 29% of Americans had a favorable opinion of congress.

"I understand the difficulty, but I am here to suggest to you that it is going to be a far better Republican year than most people realize," said the Minority Leader.

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