Harry Reid Loses His Job, Is Now Blaming Obama After winning seven seats from Democrats, Republicans gained majority control of the senate for the first time in eight years. Not surprisingly, Democrats are blaming Obama for the shift. The GOP needed six seats in order to obtain the Senate. Republicans took over representation for West Virginia, Arkansas, Colorado, South Dakota, Montana and Iowa. In addition to the Senate, Republicans also gained 10 new seats in the House. Mitch McConnell has been the first to celebrate the victory. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will now become minority leader. And he is not happy about the demotion. He has quickly shifted blame to Obama, although he has been a supporter in the past. 