Democrats Take the House
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries will be the House Speaker.
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In a surprising upset, Democrat Zach Dembo beat Republican Ralph Alvarado to give Democrats their first U.S. House seat flip on election night. www.lpm.org/news/2026-11 ... [image or embed] -- Louisville Public Media (@lpm.org) 9:58 PM · Nov 3, 2026
In a surprising upset, Democrat Zach Dembo beat Republican Ralph Alvarado to give Democrats their first U.S. House seat flip on election night. www.lpm.org/news/2026-11 ... [image or embed]
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#1 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-11-03 10:16 PM | Reply
It's a start...
#2 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-11-03 10:33 PM | Reply
#2
yes. a long way to go....
#3 | Posted by South_American at 2026-11-03 10:34 PM | Reply
WAY PAST TIME TO HOLD THE MIOST CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION IN HISTORY ACCOUNTABLE
#4 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-11-03 10:34 PM | Reply
feet to the fire time...
"Our promise to the country in the new Congress is that, beginning on Day 1, we're going to hold the crooks accountable," Jeffries said heading into the elections.
#5 | Posted by South_American at 2026-11-03 10:35 PM | Reply
This does not bode well.
(for the Trump corrupt administration)
But if the Senate follows, well, OK, game on ...
#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-03 10:43 PM | Reply
This will save a lot of money not having to send out all those $5,000 cheques.
#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-11-03 10:48 PM | Reply
7
Evidence that nobody took that seriously.
#8 | Posted by eberly at 2026-11-03 10:55 PM | Reply
I'm digging it. Still a lot of votes to count, but I like where it's heading.
#9 | Posted by cbob at 2026-11-03 10:56 PM | Reply
Fair point.
#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-11-03 10:56 PM | Reply
@#9 ... Still a lot of votes to count, but I like where it's heading. ...
Agreed.
Not just votes to count, but results of those counts that must be certified.
#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-03 10:58 PM | Reply
Mr. Trump told The New York Times in an interview that he was "absolutely willing to accept those results" and was prepared to work with Democrats. "We'll, you know, look forward to working with them," he said. "We'll probably work something out."
Heeeeeee..... I would hope the Dems are pondering more along the lines of oh... I don't know... bread and water?...
#12 | Posted by South_American at 2026-11-03 11:06 PM | Reply
A couple of headlines I find interesting ...
Democrats Projected to Gain Control of the House www.newsmax.com
... and ...
OK, I wanted to post another headline from NewsMax, but connections to the site seem to be having issues ... The connection was reset
Firefox can't connect to the server at www.newsmax.com
#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-03 11:08 PM | Reply
OK, connections to newsmax.com look to be back ...
Now, where was I?
Oh yeah ...
Trump Reacts to GOP Losses: I Wasn't on Ballot www.newsmax.com
But didn't Pres Trump tell everyone to vote as if he were on the ballot?
#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-03 11:13 PM | Reply
While I was visiting NewsMax, I also saw this ...
Dem Hamilton Ends 94-Year GOP Senate Grip on Kansas www.newsmax.com
#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-03 11:15 PM | Reply
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