Wed Nov 16, 2022 – 7:28 pm EST
WASHINGTON (LifeSiteNews) — Republicans are projected to take back control of the House in a significant blow to Joe Biden and the Democrats, dooming Biden’s legislative agenda and setting the stage for sweeping investigations into his administration.
Republican Rep. Mike Garcia on Wednesday was projected to win reelection in the 27th Congressional District of California, giving the GOP the 218 seats needed for a House majority.
Democrats have won 209 seats. Another nine are uncalled, and Republicans lead in four of those races, while Democrats are ahead in five.
Republicans broke Democrats’ monopoly on power in Washington amid widespread anger at Joe Biden and voter discontent over record-level inflation, surging crime, the crisis at the southern border, and radical LGBT and racial ideology in schools.
Biden’s approval rating currently stands at a dismal 41.6 percent, roughly where it has been for more than a year.
Democrats sought to hold on to their narrow House majority by focusing largely on abortion after the reversal of Roe v. Wade and demonizing conservatives as “extremists.” Democrats’ spending on abortion-related ads topped an unprecedented $320 million this cycle, Fox News reported, compared
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