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Dave Wasserman, editor of the “Cook Political Report,” said on Twitter: “The current number of seats in the House of Representatives is 221 (Democrats) -209 (Republicans).”
Before the general election, Democratic congressional leaders declared they are confident of unleashing a “blue wave” and expanding their majority in the House of Representatives.
The chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Illinois Democrat Cheri Busto said on Election Day that since the 2018 election, the Democratic Party has been committed to maintaining and expanding the House of Representatives. Most of the seats.
He said at an online press conference: “This means that we are protecting our majority party status by attacking Republicans beforehand and forcing them to make tough decisions on their turf instead of ours. This means that we have recruited some inspiring candidates. They are. They know their communities and live the same lives in our divided districts as their neighbors. It also means that by establishing our huge Come Support this campaign fund. “
Speaker of the House of Representatives Pelosi (Nancy Pelosi) also spoke at the press conference, expressing confidence that Democrats will increase their seats in the House of Representatives.
She said at the time: “Tonight, House Democrats are ready to further cement our majority position, which is the most diverse, dynamic, and female-led House majority in history.”
But with the final determination of the election results, the Republican Party is likely to win about 15 Democratic seats in the House of Representatives. Although the Democratic Party continues to lead, the majority of the Democratic Party will shrink at the 117th Congress in January next year.
Additionally, Democrats hoped to win more Senate seats. However, the current seat statistics are 50 (Republicans) out of 48 (Democrats), and the Republican Party has an advantage. For the Democrats, the best situation can only be that they are equally divided with the Republicans by a ratio of 50 to 50, and the vice president will vote for the outcome.
In the campaign that was determined by the “Cook Political Report” as “inseparable,” the Republicans again gained more support. In the seven “undecided” elections, the Republican Party won five seats and the other four elections that were previously determined to be “Republican.” The two remaining “unpredictable” elections are in Georgia. Georgia is preparing to hold another election on January 5, 2021, so the results have yet to be determined.
In underprivileged constituencies, the election results also disappointed Democrats. According to FiveThirtyEight, another major political prediction agency, the Republican Party may have won seats in almost all of those districts, which will influence the redesign of congressional district lines that will take place next year. The redistricting process takes place every ten years. A map in favor of the Republican Party is expected to give it an advantage in the next decade.
Election analyst Nathaniel Rakich wrote: “Republicans will control the redistribution of 188 seats in Congress, representing 43% of the seats in the entire House of Representatives. In contrast, Democrats will control more.” 73 seats have been redesigned, or 17% of electoral districts. “
Editor in charge: Ye Ziwei #
