Democratic lawmaker Cedric Richmond told NBC that increased voter turnout for President Trump caused Democrats to lose seats in the House.
“It was a rough and tough election and I will say this, and I’ve gone back and looked at numbers and other things, Donald Trump increasing Republican turnout made a big deal.”
Most polls suggested Democrats would increase their majority in the House. But instead, Republicans have flipped 12 seats and gained at least 8 seats.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has downplayed the losses. Last week, she said she knew in 2018 when Democrats flipped a number of seats in districts won by Trump in 2016 that it would be hard to keep them in 2020.
Richmond said a post-election audit could show Democrats where they did well and where they didn’t do well.
The official vote totals won’t be known until all election results are certified.
