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At one point, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy predicted a red wave of 40-60 seats, but Republicans have flopped and Democrats have a path to keep the House majority.
Video of Steve Kornacki explains how Democrats could keep the House:
Steve Kornacki explains how Democrats could keep the House. pic.twitter.com/iaRWkYpglu
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Kornacki explained that if Democrats can keep the Republican gains to single digits, control of the House might come down to California:
 I think, it’s first of all how important in the next couple of hours those races in New York are. Five Democratic held seats, I think we’re getting a lot of information in the next couple of hours, can Democrats hold those seats? And the other major piece of this, if Democrats can emerge from that without suffering too much damage, California is a place for Democrats, you can see it right here.
One, two, three, four Republican districts in California. One by the Joe Biden. So if the Democrats can get through the next couple of hours, and have those Republican gains in single digits they would have a chance to control the House, and he really would look at an election that’s coming down to, can I pick off these Republican held seats out in California? And I’d warn you ahead of time, if it does come down to that, the count in California really is a slow one. It will take weeks.
This election has been a complete disaster for Republicans under the leadership of Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump. It has been an epic failure. There is no red wave. It looks like if Republicans do take back the House, the majority could be in single digits.
Nancy Pelosi has been saying for weeks that House Democrats were gaining momentum and she liked their chances on election day.
Pelosi was correct, and it looks like California has the ability to keep the House in Democratic hands.
It is hard to imagine a midterm election night against a first-term president going worse for Republicans.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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