Texas Democrat sworn in to House, shrinking GOP margin to 1 vote

[karynnj]

6. No, it is now 218 to 214

If you flip one it is 217 to 215. The margin is then narrower, but Johnson is still speaker.

There are 3 vacant seats. We will hopefully keep the NJ seat. The CA seat is in a very red area, but who knows after the Texas state race. The third is the MTG seat, which was red enough to elect her. If this were a normal year, those three races would be two for them one for us, resulting in 220 to 215.

If we were to win CA and NJ, it would be 219 to 216, which is closer than it is now. ( If we won the super red GA district, it would be 218 to 217. THEN a switch could change who is speaker. Note 3 unlikely things need to happen - winning CA, winning GA and having someone switch.)