Rep. Chris Shays was their last holdout, but he lost his CT-04 seat tonight by nearly 10 points. The GOP is now a phantom party in Northeast.

Two of the people I trust most on politics — Chuck Todd and Dave Wasserman — had an interesting point about this.  Here’s Chuck quoting Wasserman in First Read.

According to one Cook Report estimate by House editor David Wasserman, the GOP — in a worst-case scenario — could have as few as 16 members left in the Northeast (versus 79 for the Dems). In the South, the GOP lead in House seats could be in single digits, 74-68. In the Midwest, 61-39 could be the House seat split. And finally, out West, powered by the Dem strength on the Pacific coast, the Dem lead could 66-32. Step back and look at those numbers: Nearly half of the House GOP caucus may be rooted in the South.