Pelosi still sees chance for Democrats to win House

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that Democrats still “have a chance to win” control of the lower chamber after the party’s stunning victory in the Senate, though Republicans remain favoured.

“We still think we have a chance to win this,” she told CNN talk show State of the Union. Nodding to the Senate result, Pelosi added: “This is such a cause for celebration.”

Republicans, reeling from their Senate setback after incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto’s projected win in her Nevada race confirmed Democrats will retain control of the chamber, still have an easier path to victory in the House of Representatives, with some 19 of the 435 seats still unresolved.

But Democratic candidates have narrowed the gap. And if Republicans do win, it will be by a far narrower margin than had been widely predicted — possibly as slim as a single vote.

“Who would have thought two months ago that this ‘red wave’ would turn into a little tiny trickle,” Pelosi asked with a smile.