Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in an interview that she “fear[s] for our democracy” if Republicans take control of the House, which they are highly expected to do. “It is absolutely essential for our democracy that we win. I fear for our democracy if the Republicans were ever to get the gavel,” Pelosi told Time magazine. “We can’t let that happen.” Though Democrats narrowly held onto the House during the 2020 election, they are down to a razor-thin five seat majority. The slim control of the House has already caused troubles for party leadership, and splits between centrists and progressives in the party have been on full display during the 117th Congress. Since the middle of the 20th century, with few exceptions, the out-of-White House party has picked up seats in the House during midterms. Amid rising inflation and gas prices, a crime wave across the country, and …
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