House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she thinks her party will hold the House despite grim omens for House Democrats’ prospects in the November midterm elections.
During an Oct. 3 appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Pelosi was asked for her midterm prediction.
“I believe that we will win the House—hold the House,” Pelosi said. “And we will hold the House—by winning more seats.”
Though observers widely expect Republicans to return to the majority in 2023 after four years in the minority, Pelosi has remained adamant that her party will maintain control of the lower chamber.
In 2018, Democrats rode a “blue wave” to retake control of the House from Republicans, but the GOP retained control of the Senate. In 2020, Democrats’ margins shrunk substantially. At the moment, Pelosi can only absorb a handful of defections to avoid a vote failing….