As of this hour, the battle for control of the House continues.

Democrats currently hold 197 seats and Republicans have 211.

27 seats remain uncalled right now.

In the Senate, Republicans have won control with at least 52 seats so far.

That is a less than ideal balance of power for Democrats looking to play defense

against the incoming Trump administration, but we have been here before. In 2016, Trump

didn't just win the White House. Republicans won overwhelming control of the House and a 52-seat

majority in the Senate.

But even in those circumstances, Democrats still manage to check Trump's power.

You might remember that during Trump's first campaign for the White House, this was one of his key promises.

We're going to deliver real change that once again puts America first.

That begins with immediately repealing and replacing the disaster known as Obamacare.

Trump had the White House, a majority in the House, and a majority in the Senate.

But still, when push came to shove, Trump could not kill Obamacare.

He managed to get the bill, a bill through the House.

But when that bill got to the Senate, even Republican

senators thought it was too extreme. So they wrote their own bill instead. And even then,

the Republican-controlled Senate could not pass that bill, which, again, was written by Republican

senators. You probably remember how that all went down because it was very, very dramatic.

It was the end of July 2017.

Republican senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski had crossed the aisle to vote with

Democrats against the bill.

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