(CNN) -- A third-straight special election defeat in as many months left congressional Republicans reeling Wednesday, seriously concerned about what the November elections have in store for their party. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, called the defeat a "wakeup call." "We have to show Americans that we can fix the problems here in Washington and fix the problems that they deal with every day," Boehner said. Democrat Travis Childers defeated Republican Greg Davis on Tuesday in a Mississippi district that hasn't voted Democratic in more than 15 years, one where George W. Bush defeated John Kerry by 25 points in 2004. It was a result that even Republicans admit is ominous sign of what could happen in the fall. "This loss is going to prompt serious introspection by our conference to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it," a Republican leadership aide said. "We have time to do that, and we will if we learn our lessons leading into November. But the next couple of days are not going to be pretty." http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/mis...tion/index.html
