House Republicans have had a turbulent tenure in the majority of the lower chamber of Congress, but that may not cost them their narrow advantage in the House of Representatives in November.
Republican strategist Karl Rove is among the people not selling off the GOP’s chance of holding on to the House and wrote about it in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal. Here are three reasons outlined by the veteran GOP operative for why Republicans may still hold on to the House of Representatives.
Retirement advantage
Republicans have had several high-profile retirements, including a handful of early retirements, putting their majority in jeopardy. Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) chair the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the House Energy and Commerce Committee, respectively, but, as Rove mentioned,
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