House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning Democrats that they must win the majority — not just of the House, but a majority of each state delegation — in case the House is called upon to decide the election in January.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning Democrats of an exceedingly rare scenario where the House may need to decide the presidential election in January.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning Democrats of an exceedingly rare scenario where the House may need to decide the presidential election in January.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
"We cannot leave anything to chance. House Majority PAC is doing everything it can to win more delegations for Democrats," Pelosi said in the letter, sent from her campaign email."It's sad we have to have to plan this way, but it's what we must do to ensure the election is not stolen."Pelosi said the letter is a response to comments President Trump made at a weekend rally in Pennsylvania where he discussed the possibility of Congress deciding the election.
Trump told his supporters that he wants to avoid the election being decided by the Supreme Court or Congress.
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