The representative touted Democrats' wins in the lower chamber. But Republicans have already secured 214 of the 218 seats they need for a majority, with only 18 races left to call.
Democrats are favored to win roughly half of those outstanding races, but the GOP only needs to pick up four. Or really, two, when you consider that the uncalled race in Washington’s 4th District pitted two Republicans against each other, while Democratic Representative Yadira Caraveo has already conceded her still-uncalled race in Colorado. Three races—in Iowa, Maine and Ohio—remain exceptionally close, with almost all of the votes counted.
But it seems probable that Republicans will win at least a few of these remaining seats, given that several of the districts still up for grabs are already held by the GOP. Winning the House is Democrats’ only hope of preventing a Republican trifecta under President-elect Donald Trump, who would otherwise be free to pursue his radical agenda with virtually no congressional oversight. In her interview with the Times, Pelosi rejected the notion that voters had turned against the Democratic party.
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