Nation's Freshest Freshmen Get Their Sea Legs
They came, they saw, they conquered the cafeteria. The winners of Election Day take the measure of their new domain.
Senator-elect Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, center, walks through the U.S. Capitol Building during a tour in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014.
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Standing outside the official congressional hotel, watching his soon-to-be fellow lawmakers unload suitcases and staff, Barry Loudermilk told reporters something no candidate would have admitted before Election Day: He knew weeks ago that his race was in the bag.
"We knew we were going to be here as long as I didn't get run over by a bus," said the Georgia Republican. "We came in not quite as blind as some of the other guys."