Republicans also expect them to respond to the appeal of "family values."

Due to more competitive districts, Republicans expected large gains in the 1992 election.

Both are known for negative campaigns, so many Republicans expect a bitter primary.

Republicans in Congress expect to approve large tax cuts this summer.

How can the Republicans expect to win when they cede the middle ground to the opposition without a fight?

Heading toward 2008, Republicans are no longer expecting the kind of party discipline on the war that they expected in 2006.

But even so, Republicans expect to capitalize on the issue in the elections.

Few Republicans expected the economy and the national mood to be this dark this late in 1992.

Many Republicans expect the flat tax to emerge as an important issue in the 2000 campaign.

Republicans, who now have 175 representatives and 44 senators, expect modest gains in each house.