With the race for control of the House of Representatives now down to the wire, all eyes are looking towards California.
Across the state, nearly four million ballots from theMORE:"Nationally, I think everyone is on a knife's edge waiting for these final congressional districts to be decided," pollster Paul Mitchell, who is the vice president of Political Data Inc, told ABC7 News. "There are probably five seats that election watchers across the country are looking at to see whether or not something can happen in California that will help Democrats maintain the majority in the house.
For the first time, that district now includes left-leaning Palm Springs, which has made it harder for Calvert -- who campaigned against gay marriage in California -- to keep his seat. In all of these races, Republicans are currently in the lead and Mitchell says the latest batch of ballots shows the path for Democrats to overcome those leads is becoming narrower.MORE:Ultimately, Mitchell predicts Democrats won't pick up any new seats -- but they won't lose any either.
If Republicans do control the House, it is California Congressman Kevin McCarthy that's once again poised to become the Speaker of the House.
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