GOP battles to limit losses, control House for 2 more yearsWASHINGTON, APRepublicans were on track to secure two more years of House control Tuesday, as a GOP lawmaker retained a heavily Hispanic district in Florida that Democrats had hoped Donald Trump's divisive comments would make their own. In Florida, freshman GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo won a race that showed the GOP presidential candidate's damage to Republicans would be more limited than Democrats hoped. Democrats were trailing in targeted races in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Virginia that would be crucial to putting a dent in the GOP's control of the House. Political neophyte Stephanie Murphy, 38, ousted 12-term veteran Rep. John Mica, 73, in the Orlando area while GOP Rep. David Jolly lost his St. Petersburg seat to Democrat Charlie Crist, once the state's GOP governor. Another would be Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., from New York City's suburbs, under fire for reports he'd objected to contributing money for gay GOP congressional candidates.

Source: The China Post November 09, 2016 06:21 UTC