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Republicans won the popular vote for the House

according to USA Today, Republicans captured the majority of the "popular vote" for the House on Election Day, collecting about 56.3 million votes while Democrats got about 53.2 million, according to USA TODAY calculations. With a few races still undecided, Republicans so far hold a 239-193 majority for the next Congress.
Dems won the popular vote for the Senate but that figure is even less important than the popular vote for president because only a third of the seats are up in any election and this year many of the seats were in very blue states.

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Posted: 12/14/2016 at 11:51AM

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Maybe you boys should worry a little less about Russia -- Cold Hoober Hoo 12/14/2016 11:01AM

I don't know any dems who would argue with investigating -- HoosWillWin 12/14/2016 11:43AM

Lots of people voted for Clinton + House GOP [raises hand] ** -- CharlestonSC 12/14/2016 7:52PM

Would you be OK with all states copying the VA law just approved by -- Hoodafan 12/14/2016 11:56AM

The problem I have with IDs is that not everyone has them. I know -- HoosWillWin 12/14/2016 3:40PM

The poorest areas of Virginia and probably US vote Republican ** -- AlexHoo 12/14/2016 5:11PM

I think a reasonable compromise is anyone who voted before is grandfathered -- JohnHoo2 12/14/2016 5:11PM

How would you know if they voted before if they don't have ID? ** -- AlexHoo 12/14/2016 5:20PM

#'s often cited by the anti-ID crowd (11M iirc) have been thoroughly -- Hoodafan 12/14/2016 4:15PM

The real problem is it discourages certain minorities from voting -- AlexHoo 12/14/2016 5:06PM

Forget the fraud aspect and just look at the incompetence -- Cold Hoober Hoo 12/14/2016 11:55AM

Republicans won the popular vote for the House -- AlexHoo 12/14/2016 11:51AM

Ok. Did not know that. I find that disturbing for another reason. ** -- HoosWillWin 12/14/2016 3:38PM

Actually, not sure my math is right, but... -- HoosWillWin 12/14/2016 3:49PM

Do not know about your math but that sounds about right -- AlexHoo 12/14/2016 5:15PM

Couple of points. 1) If it isn't gerrymandering, and it is places -- HoosWillWin 12/14/2016 5:48PM

Bingo ** -- 111Balz 12/15/2016 09:01AM

GOP could capture super-majority in 2018 Senate elections ** -- Tuckahokie 12/14/2016 11:57AM

Plus, no Republican on the California Senate ballot. ** -- JMHoo 12/14/2016 11:53AM

Voter fraud "literally doesn't exist". Or so I've been told. ** -- Hoodafan 12/14/2016 11:21AM

Maybe we should worry about both, although at this point -- 111Balz 12/14/2016 11:19AM

Balz is correct...we should try and correct both situations assuming they -- Tuckahokie 12/14/2016 11:42AM

I guess if you consider the majority of a major US -- Cold Hoober Hoo 12/14/2016 11:31AM

No...the FBI, CIA, informed GOP and Dem senators -- 111Balz 12/14/2016 2:19PM

And clearly Russia didn't influence the outcome of -- Cold Hoober Hoo 12/14/2016 2:51PM

Wow. How is that river in Egypt you are floating in? -- 111Balz 12/14/2016 3:13PM

They can investigate all they want, but the fact is -- Cold Hoober Hoo 12/14/2016 4:48PM

YesIF all those things you are saying were facts, were true -- 111Balz 12/14/2016 5:30PM

Neither investigation will have an impact on this election. -- Cold Hoober Hoo 12/14/2016 8:18PM

Which of those two could actually change the vote count? ** -- Hoodafan 12/14/2016 11:21AM

Either or neither, but for the 100th time, the reason toi -- 111Balz 12/14/2016 11:29AM

It's been investigated. The FBI says it doesn't know the motive for the -- JMHoo 12/14/2016 11:44AM

And the CIA also investogated and says they do. -- 111Balz 12/14/2016 1:13PM

And the "tiebreaker" DNI says evidence is lacking. ** -- EAPo 12/14/2016 3:18PM

I guess we'll find out ** -- 111Balz 12/14/2016 3:22PM

Of course. We already are. Assuming that is we don't already "know." -- EAPo 12/14/2016 3:29PM

Uh, that is sort of the point here. The CIA shared their assessment -- 111Balz 12/14/2016 5:33PM

Not afraid of anything. The DNC got hacked. It should be investigated by -- JMHoo 12/14/2016 3:05PM

DNC is not a govt instrumentality. It's a private organization. A special.. -- EAPo 12/14/2016 3:19PM

You do not know what the CIA's assessment is based on -- 111Balz 12/14/2016 3:15PM

Reuters link: -- JMHoo 12/14/2016 3:50PM

LOL! You still don't. smh ** -- 111Balz 12/14/2016 5:36PM

Which is a very big problem given the current general state of public.. -- EAPo 12/14/2016 3:36PM