Democrats clinch House control, even as their majority is on track to shrink.

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Source: New York Times

Democrats held onto their House majority on Tuesday, securing the 218 seats they need to maintain control of the chamber even as they lost at least a half a dozen seats amid unexpected headwinds that left them with a narrower hold on power.

Democrats began the cycle expecting to expand their majority, betting that suburban voters’ distaste for President Trump would trickle down the ballot, allowing them to make inroads in conservative districts and protect many of their own vulnerable incumbents. But as of Tuesday, they had picked up just a single Republican-held seat, and had lost as many as seven in rural and working-class districts where Mr. Trump is popular, including in New Mexico and Oklahoma in what amounted to a series of stunning and painful defeats.

In those races, Republican women led the way, flipping key seats in Iowa, California and South Carolina, and positioning their party to break the record for the highest number of women ever to serve in their conference. Representative Cheri Bustos of Illinois, the chairwoman of the House Democrats’ campaign arm, barely eked out a victory in her own district, and told colleagues on Monday that she would not seek another term and that she was “gutted at the losses we sustained.”

But many Democratic incumbents in competitive districts, like Representatives Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Jared Golden of Maine, also narrowly hung onto their seats. “These were seats that were in Trump country, and we were able to hold onto 30 seats that are Trump districts, and that’s no small feat,” Ms. Bustos said.

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As a note, in a number of states, we have been running in districts that were gerrymandered in 2010/2011 and those seats won't be undone until the current census is completed and states start the redistricting process. So it has been an amazing run in districts drawn to keep us out.

Also I heard on the radio that of the women elected, I believe that after the 2018 election, there were 88 Democrats and only 13 GOP, where the GOP women are finally getting a few more. But as much as the NYT is gushing over it, it's a disgrace and tells you something.