a call in the nevada race could commissioners this afternoon. clark county is the home of las vegas. it is expected to finish counting at some point today. the house is a bit of a different story, however. it might take longer to determine which party is in control next year. right now, republicans have won 211 seats in the house. democrats have won 203. neither party has reached the 218 under necessary to lock in a majority. democrats need to win 15 of the remaining 21 races in order to control the house. republicans only need seven of those races. on paper, this does not seem like a terrible outcome. it is still possible and likely for them to take control of one chamber, possibly both chambers of congress. if you put this into historical context, it is an entirely different story. historically, the sitting president s party almost always loses a significant number of congressional seats during the midterm elections of their first term in office. when donald trump was in office, in 2
in order to take control, republicans would need to win both of the remaining contests in georgia, and nevada. but since vice president kamala harris is the tie breaking votes in the senate, democrats only need to win one of those seats in order to maintain control of the senate. a call in the nevada race could call as soon as this afternoon. with c.o.r.e. county, the home to las vegas, expected to finish counting at some point today. now, the house is a bit of a different story. mike took longer to take control early next year. as of this morning, republicans have 211 seats in the house, democrats have 203. neither party has reached the 218 necessary to lock in a majority. democrats need to win 15 of the remaining 21 races in order to take control the. house republicans only need seven of those 21 races. now, on paper, this doesn t seem like such a typical out front for republicans. it s still possible for them to gain control of one, or even