Exclusive: Scalise puts GOP high-water mark at 225 House seats
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) is staring at a scary political environment for Republicans and claiming to see something very different: a path to 225 seats.Why it matters: Republican leaders insist they can retain the majority, but only if they drive their voters to the polls by manufacturing the kind of voter enthusiasm Democrats are generating organically."If we make it a contrast election, we win," Scalise told Axios in an interview Thursday."We could get to 225. It would be a good night for us if we did, but it's possible," he said. "235 is not," he said. "You're literally do
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