Article snippet: Democrats on Tuesday night captured control of the House of Representatives, placing a significant check on MORE’s next two years in office. Several networks made the call after Democrats flipped 17 seats in races across the country. Democrats were leading in a number of other races and seemed positioned to gain more than 30 seats, and possibly more than 40 with polls just closing at 11 p.m. ET in California. Republicans, in the final stretch, had argued the merits of the humming economy but were unable to beat back historical trends or overcome the dismal approval rating of their standard-bearer in the White House, who had campaigned ceaselessly in recent days — rousing supporters and critics alike. Democrats performed particularly well in the suburbs of Eastern states such as Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where vulnerable GOP incumbents struggled to insulate themselves from the midterm backlash against the party of the mercurial president. Democrats pulled off big victories in a trio of Illinois districts, where challengers toppled GOP Reps. MORE. In Virginia, Democrats took out Reps. MORE and Dave Brat. Rep. MORE, a longtime Democratic target, lost another swing district. It also sets the stage for what promises to be an animated fight over who will lead the Democrats next year. Rep. MORE (D-Calif.) has been at the helm since 2003, and hopes to keep that spot in the next Congress. But a growing number of Democrats are clamoring for new faces at th... Link to the full article to read more