Nancy Pelosi told CNN today:
“Hakeem Jeffries will be the speaker of the House. I don’t know what the margin will be, but I know that we have the votes to win the House.”
With the Republicans highly likely to take control of the US Senate, this suggests a split congress for whoever becomes the next President.
* Paul Walter is a Liberal Democrat activist and member of the Liberal Democrat Voice team. He blogs at Liberal Burblings.
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