Voters punished the Pelosi Democrats

Published November 28, 2020 5:00am ET



Joe Biden won, but it was a lonely victory. House Democrats lost about a dozen seats, clinging to their majority by the skin of their teeth. If it hadn’t been for some friendly court-ordered redistricting, they’d have done even worse.

In January, Democrats will have about 223 seats, a majority of 11, meaning their agenda will be unable to survive even six defections from the party line.

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