Posted on 11/06/24
| News Source: FOX News
Democrats are growing increasingly concerned that they will narrowly lose the House of Representatives after Republican victories in the Senate and White House.
The balance of power in the House is expected to run razor-thin no matter who wins, but sources who spoke with Fox News Digital are worried that the Democrats' path is narrowing.
"We're almost certainly going to lose the House by a narrow margin," a senior House Democratic aide told Fox News Digital. "We got our a--es kicked."
The House aide found optimism, however, in Republicans' comparatively decisive victories in the upper chamber and presidential race.
"If you told me [President-elect Trump] won the popular vote, dominated the electoral college, and they could end up with 56 seats in the Senate, this House map is really not too bad," they said.
A person familiar with House Democratic campaigns told Fox News Digital, "If last night is any indication of how the House will flip, I don't feel confident. The American people are clearly not buying what we're selling."
"I think it comes down to the economy, honestly," the second source said. "People feel like they could have more in their bank account."
As of early Wednesday afternoon, Republicans led Democrats by nearly two dozen projected race wins, according to The Associated Press.