Control of the House Remains on a Knife's Edge

[applegrove]

Control of the House Remains on a Knife’s Edge

November 13, 2022 at 8:37 am EST By Taegan Goddard 113 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/11/13/control-of-the-house-remains-on-a-knives-edge/

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Politico on the latest House tally:

“As of Saturday night, 21 congressional races remain unresolved. Of those, 10 are truly undecided, with neither party a significant favorite to win once all the votes are tallied.”

“Democrats have been narrowing the gap in many of those races over the past 24 hours.”

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[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. With a possible slim margin...

House Republicans will have a tough time legislating. The MAGAts in the House will be watched carefully by the voters. Kevin McCarthy faces the Freedom Haters Caucus as he may show opposition to the impeachment of Joe Biden. The next 2 years will be telling.

Democrats are poised to be back in control after 2024.

[emulatorloo]

2. The Politico article he quotes is well worth reading in full.

It goes through every race that’s up for grabs.

Here’s the link again:

Control of the House remains on a knife’s edge. Here’s how it could break.
There are 10 seats still in doubt. And both parties have a shot.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/12/house-midterm-elections-00066615

The balance of power in the House currently stands at 211 Republicans and 203 Democrats — but, functionally, it’s more closely divided. The list of uncalled races includes one California contest where both general-election candidates are Democrats. And allocating the roughly dozen races where one party is significantly favored — but where The AP hasn’t made a call — adds six more seats to the Democratic Party’s tally, and four races to Republicans’.

That would put Republicans at 215 seats, just three seats away from the majority, while Democrats would be six seats short. But with 10 seats in doubt — six with Republicans leading, and four where Democrats are ahead — both parties still have a shot, though the GOP is still favored.


Here is a district-by-district breakdown of the uncalled races as of Saturday afternoon, and what could happen next:

[applegrove]

3. Thanks.

[emulatorloo]

4. ...

Appreciate all your great posts.

[question everything]

5. Thank you. Interesting that 2 that are still not decided, Porter and Levine, were called on DU