Source: The American Prospect
by David Dayen
“Despite a consistent swing toward Donald Trump across the country on Tuesday, the House of Representatives is still — barely — within the grasp of Democrats. And the reason why is an ancient mystery that every national journalist seems to forget every two years: California is not on your schedule when it comes to counting votes. First, a word on why it would matter whether Democrats take the House. It’s true that Donald Trump has shown every willingness to extend executive power in whatever way he wants, armed now with a literal get-out-of-jail-free card from the Supreme Court. It’s true that a Republican Senate will allow Trump to seed the federal courts and executive agencies with all of his loyalists, who can then carry out his bidding. … And it’s true that the areas where presidents have wide latitude, like foreign policy and immigration and tariffs, are at the president-elect’s whim.” (11/06/24)
https://prospect.org/politics/2024-11-06-control-house-coming-down-to-california/