Republicans have no room for error in a pair of special elections today.
It’s April Fools’ Day, but the fact that Republicans’ tenuous control of the House of Representatives rests on the results of two special elections in Florida today is no joke. It’s nothing less than deadly serious for President Donald Trump and his ability to continue draining the Swamp and upending the DC status quo at warp speed.
There are a few moving parts that will determine whether the GOP will hold, enhance, or eventually lose their razor-thin majority in the lower chamber of Congress once today’s results are in. While Republicans hold a relatively comfortable majority in the Senate, 53-47, their control of the House is anything but secure. As of today, the GOP holds 218 seats compared to 213 for Democrats. Four seats are vacant,…
