The Hill: House Democrats fall way short in disappointing night

[DigitalDrifter]

Thank god!

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her invigorated caucus charged into Tuesday with an energized base, a sharp fundraising advantage and hopes to flip anywhere from five to 15 Republican seats on election night. Instead, it was the Republicans who scored big - at least in the early counting - knocking out at least a half dozen vulnerable Democrats with several more clinging to the ropes.

It was a reversal of fortunes for the Democrats, who had led big in the polls and the money race and were betting that President Trump at the top of the ticket would be a drag on GOP lawmakers all the way down the ballot. With gushing optimism, Democrats were expecting Tuesday night would give them a chance to pad their 232-197 majority next year.

"We're well-positioned to have a good night," Rep. Cheri Bustos (Ill.), head of the Democrats' campaign arm, told reporters hours before polls closed Tuesday.

House Democrats fall way short in disappointing night

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her invigorated caucus charged into Tuesday with an energized base, a sharp fundraising advantage and hopes to flip anywhere from five to 15 Republican seats on …

thehill.com

 

[airplanemechanic]

They spent 105 million dollars to unseat Lindsey Graham in SC and they failed.

Shows the dems that the country can't be bought. Throwing money at a problem is never the answer.