House of Representatives a backstop to keep Trump in power

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Republicans’ dominance of U.S. House state delegations could safeguard President Trump’s reelection to the White House.

Many pollsters and election forecasters consider Trump the underdog heading into the Nov. 3 contest with presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. But strategists and pundits are gaming out various Election Day outcomes that could lock the incumbent and challenger in an Electoral College tie. That’s where the GOP’s delegation edge could help return Trump to power.

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