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Majority in the senate and a large majority in the house. but for democrats, senator landrieu's los completes what has been a slowdown fall in the south. now a chain of nine states stretching from the carolinas all the way to texas and be left without a single democrat or governor. and he now says his victory echoes the message to the white house. watch. >> it is the explanation mark on the message to the american people sent on november 4. the american people do not like the ageneral da that barack obama has set out for our county troy. >> senior national correspondent john roberts with live ...

We don't like the direction president obama has taken our country and we wish to go in a different direction. and i'm privileged to represent these fine folks in louisiana as we place that explanation mark. >> after a hard-fought race, senator landrieu thanked supporters during a concession speech. >> we honor and accept the decision tonight, but i cannot tell you all, and my family, how proud we are to have made a big difference every day for many decades. and we will continue to do so. thank you. >> mary landrieu is the last high-ranking democrat to hold office in the deep south. and here ...

Conservative, considered the most republican member of congress to be tapped for a potential v.p. since 1900 and we also know he's not afraid to buck his own party. he voted for auto bailouts and prohibiting emt ploy discrimination based on sexual orientation. could ryan's voting record actually attract independent voter, the all-important swing voters? >> i don't think so. i mean, part of the problem is, this election is going to be defined by the economy and jobs and basically the different visions that these two parties and these two camps have in terms of where they want to take the countr...

>> i'm delighted to be here. >> reporter: taking his first steps in new hampshire, he originally had more members of his family, staff, and media swirling around him than supporters. so it was no surprise that at his first event as a potential candidate, he tried to turn down the temperature. >> we are the quintessential margin of error potential candidate. >> still, this mormon showed off his conservative side, saying that he would look at entitlement reform to bring down the debt. >> it's $14 trillion with an explanation mark. >> reporter: he told one crowd that he would not have invaded lib...

this hour, concerns that there are potential targets at risk by cutting homeland security funds. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." we begin with deadly new clashes today in syria as security forces try to break up anti-government protests in a number of cities. human rights activists say that at least 34 people were killed. they say to end the crackdown or get out of the way. here is arwa damon. >> reporter: wolf, when we see the images coming out of syria, the path that the regime continues to take seems pretty clear. they are aiming to clear. a voice yells off ca...