The House Didn’t Flip, But the Results Were a Flop
Amid a historically uncertain election, at least one thing is clear: Democrats will keep the House of Representatives in January 2021.
But no one’s popping any champagne.
It will be a smaller, louder, and perhaps more ideologically volatile majority than what Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has led over the last two years. And it could be full of political tripwires for her—and for a possible President Joe Biden—if they’re in the position of governing while Republicans retain their grip on the Senate.