Fittingly, The Hill reports that the Republicans have won the House of Representatives although RealClearPolitics doesn’t report a 218th seat being called. To be fair to The Hill, they don’t name a 218th House member but indicate that it is a safe call as several of the seats still to be called have the GOP running ahead and thus at least one will in fact win.
Assuming TH is right, Republicans have pulled off the hat trick or trifecta; having swept all three elective categories. This doesn’t happen often but here we are, looking at it in wonder.
Assuming the Rs act with alacrity, much can be accomplished in the next two years. The remaining roadblock is the Senate’s requirement that filibusters require 60 votes to be bypassed.
This suggests that funding for the Department of Education be in a separate bill which won’t pass the House, and thus can be “starved” to death for lack of appropriated funds. Also, fire all ED political appointees and name no replacements.
Later … RealClearPolitics is now reporting the GOP has 219 House seats, that’s one more than the minimum necessary for a majority in the 435 seat House. I consider RCP to be the “gold standard” in reportage of electoral statistics.
