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From Fox News: Switching out President Biden for someone else may not have been so much about getting someone to defeat former President Trump but rather about saving seats down-ballot. In other words, polling has revealed that Harris does not match up much better than Biden. But it may be just enough to salvage seats.
The Senate will be tough to hold. But this strategy may be all about flipping the House. The current breakdown is 220 Republicans to 213 Democrats with two vacancies. Democrats need to change a little more than a handful of those seats to reclaim the House.
Democrats have done nothing but rail against Republicans and how they’ve run the House for a year and a half. Republicans gave them plenty of fodder. They took days to elect Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker and then dumped him by the fall. The House then consumed 22 days to elect House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., after burning through three other speaker candidates first. They’ve dealt with various censures and contempt of Congress resolutions, some of which have gone against the wishes of leaders. Democrats have also highlighted the various stunts of Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.
“So, Democrats thought that pandemonium gave them a great chance to win the House. But Biden was nothing but a dead weight. In other words, this maneuver might prove to be more about the House versus the presidency,” speculated Fox News reporter Chad Pergram.
Down ballot impact a big was a big concern for Democrats with Biden atop the ticket. https://t.co/PcsKRZYuW6
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 22, 2024
