Pelosi: 'tomorrow is a new day in America'
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(7 Nov 2018) The Democrats appeared close to taking back the House on Tuesday in a victory that could slap a check on President Donald Trump's agenda over the next two years and lead to a multitude of investigations into his business dealings and his administration. The party needed a net gain of 23 seats to break the Republicans' eight-year hold on the House that began with the tea party revolt of 2010. By late evening, as the polls on the West Coast closed, the Democrats had picked up at least 18 seats GOP-held seats in one of the most volatile midterm elections in modern U.S. history. While the Republican Party maintained control of the Senate, a win for the Democrats in the House would end the GOP monopoly on power in Washington and open a new era of divided government. "Tomorrow will be a new day in America," Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said at a victory party in Washington. Democratic candidates for the House flipped seats in several suburban districts outside of Washington, Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago and Denver that were considered prime targets for turnover because they were won by Hillary Clinton in 2016. They also made inroads into Trump country as Democrats tried to win back white working-class voters. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b7c45635e0d75ee4cd7a2129731314d3
