众议院民主党人希望在选举之夜能听到好消息，但他们仍在淡化一些关于其表现的最乐观预测。
House Democrats are hoping they’ll get good news on election night, but they’re still tamping down some of the rosiest projections about their performance.
众议院多数党政治行动委员会（House Majority PAC）发言人CJ·沃恩克（CJ Warnke）说：“一个美好的夜晚看起来像是夺回众议院。这是第一步。建立一个更大的多数席位是第二步。”他补充说，拥有225至230个席位的民主党多数派可能是最现实的。
“A good night looks like taking back the House. That’s step one. Building a larger majority is step two,” said House Majority PAC spokesperson CJ Warnke, adding that a Democratic majority between 225 and 230 seats might be most realistic.
甚至在本轮选区重划之前，民主党人就不得不在更倾向于共和党的阵营中竞争；在本届国会中，只有3名共和党人占据了卡玛拉·哈里斯赢得的席位，而更多的民主党人则身处唐纳德·特朗普获胜的选区。n在迈向周二之际，民主党人正在关注印第安纳州、肯塔基州、弗吉尼亚州和佛罗里达州那些一直处于众议院战场之外的席位。这些地方的出色表现可能预示着一场“蓝色浪潮”。他们赢得的席位越多，哈基姆·杰弗里斯（Hakeem Jeffries）明年的执政联盟就越好管理。
Democrats have had to compete on redder turf even before this cycle’s redistricting; this Congress, only three Republicans held seats won by Kamala Harris, while many more Democrats were in Trump-won districts. Heading into Tuesday, Democrats are watching seats in Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, and Florida that have been on the outside of the House battlefield. Strong performances there could indicate a blue tsunami. And the more seats they gain, the more manageable Hakeem Jeffries’ governing coalition would become next year.