Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) has won reelection in California’s 22nd congressional district, moving Republicans closer to 218 seats, the number they will need to hold the majority.
As of midnight November 8 Eastern time, Republicans needed just two more seats to win the majority.
Democrats tried to defeat Valadao by highlighting his vote in favor of Donald Trump’s second impeachment in 2021, which they themselves had pushed.
As Breitbart News reported:
An ad run by Democrats in California’s hotly contested 22nd congressional district knocks incumbent Republican Rep. David Valadao for voting to impeach President Donald Trump, hoping to suppress GOP turnout in the district.
The ad, the Wall Street Journal notes, is “sponsored by the Democratic group Voter Protection Project, which is funded by House Majority PAC, which is associated with the House Democratic…
