Republicans’ projected “Red Wave” was reduced to a ripple in congressional contests and subsumed by a blue undertow in state elections with Democrats winning most key gubernatorial races and gaining control of four state legislative bodies nationwide in the Nov. 8 midterm elections.
Before noon on Nov. 14, the GOP held a 212-204 lead in the U.S. House, six seats from clinching a majority. But 19 congressional races, including 10 in California, remained uncalled.
Most projections say Republicans will have anywhere from a 219-216 to 222-213 chamber advantage when the next two-year congressional session begins in January 2023.
Democrats, however, still have an outside shot of retaining control of the House by winning 14 of the remaining 19 uncalled races. They were leading in 12 on Nov. 14….