Republicans on Wednesday celebrated historic electoral gains and “a direct rejection of the Obama agenda” in races up and down the ballot on Election Night, predicting long-term gains for a reenergized GOP. “The Republican Party is back,” said National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden. “We’re back with youth, we’re back with diversity, and we’re back with women.” Walden added that the victory built by the GOP may be “a hundred –year majority.” Read more http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/republican-party-back-gop-celebrates-big-gains-n242041