Here’s the Obama legacy the MSM avoids talking about. Dems went from a 79-vote majority in 2009 to a 44-vote majority for the GOP in 2017:
Majority in the House: 2009 Democratic majority vs. 2017 Republican majority. pic.twitter.com/UTyzykdPyz
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 27, 2016
Now here’s Kellyanne Conway torching Nancy Pelosi over it:
Democrats lost 60 seats in the House under @POTUS. Will they reward @NancyPelosi with reelection to leader for this disaster? #outoftouch https://t.co/ByiSzyXPBz
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) November 27, 2016
Truth. Bomb.
But it gets better. Here’s Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell of California coming to Nancy’s aide:
Actually, she defied history. We picked up 6 seats. When in recent history has that happened when top of ticket loses? Spoiler: it hasn't. https://t.co/jXxbVBqmiB
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 28, 2016
And now for the fact-check via the Washington Post’s Paul Kane:
Um, sorry. In '92 Clinton won & House Dems lost 9 seats. In '00 W won and Rs lost 2 seats. (Some Ds will contest W's "win", I realize.) https://t.co/JsR9rAmmSw
— Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) November 28, 2016
Also, in '88 HW won easily & House Rs lost 2 seats. So this is 2nd or 3rd time in last 8 presidentials where losing party gains House seats. https://t.co/SoxU2GsXEd
— Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) November 28, 2016
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Editor’s note: We’ve corrected our math errors at the top of this post. Sorry!
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