Nancy Pelosi: ‘It’s a difficult night’

Politico reports:

Republicans were poised to strengthen their grip on the House in Tuesday’s midterm election, eyeing their largest majority since the 1940s.

With around 40 competitive congressional races taking place around the country, most analysts and operatives predicted that Republicans, who currently enjoy a 17-seat hold on the chamber, would gain five to 12 seats. But with the political environment tilting strongly in the GOP’s favor and with Republicans on offense in the vast majority of races, they stressed that those numbers could go higher.

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