it could happen. we have a good relationship. here s what the bottom line is. china hasn t treated us fairly. they haven t been. they have to treat us fairly. democrats are on the threshold of gaining a 40th seat in the house. democrat tj cox is pulling ahead of the republican congressman who led by more than 4,000 votes on election night. cox now leads by just 436 votes. a loss would leave california republicans holding just seven seats in the state s 55-member federal delegation. democrats have flipped 39 house seats, seven governors mansions. democrats lead in the national
time for tonight s last word for what is still election night in america. votes are still being counted in california and that will tell us whether the democrats will have a net gain of 40 seats in the house or 39. mia love s concession in utah today brought the dem krakocrato a net 39, and in california with republican incumbent david volardo, the latest count shows tj cox with 438 votes. so this one is still being counted. the next batch of counted votes could come tomorrow. this could be the 40th net gain
incumbent republican david validao. but david cox tonight actually pulled away. nbc news now places the race too close to call. vote counting is expected to go through next week. if tj cox ultimately prevails, that would bring democrats net gain to 40 seats. they already won the house by a record-breaking margin in the popular vote. at least 8.8 million more people voted for democrats than republicans. the question is will democrats embrace their newfound power. staff writer for the atlantic and danielle moodie-mills on siriusxm. the way the protagonist of the american politics continues to be the median trump voter somewhere that that represents some true real voter, and it distorts the political perception of what the majority of americans just voted for in this last election. say more about that. well, that the democrats margin of victory in terms of
pulled ahead. nbc news now places the race too close to call. vote counting is expected to go through next week. if tj cox ultimately prevails, that would bring democrats net gain to 40 seats. they already won the house by a record-breaking margin in the popular vote. at least 8.8 million more people voted for democrats than republicans. the question is will democrats embrace their newfound power. staff writer for the atlantic and danielle moodie-mills on siriusxm. adam, the way the protagonist of the american politics continues to be the median trump voter somewhere that that represents some true real voter, and it distorts the political perception of what the majority of americans just voted for in this last election. say more about that. well, that the democrats margin of victory in terms of raw votes is bigger than, like, 35 american states. it s about 9 million votes at this point.
than 15 points in the 2016 election. where incumbent republican congressman david valadeo was declared the winner on election night. but california is notorious for being slow when it comes to race counting. as votes have continue to come in since election night, the democratic challenger tj cox now trails by fewer than 500 votes, less than half a percentage point. there are still thousands of votes to be tallied in this race from different counties that favor both candidates. tonight 538 has changed the projection from lean r to lean d. so as rachel says, watch this space. we also have breaking news to report out of georgia in the 7th congressional district, which is currently held by republican congressman rob woodall. the state finished its recount requested by the democrat who is behind by a mere 419 votes. tonight that democrat carolyn