House Speaker Nancy Pelosi happy with results, despite loss of seats

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is happy with results of election despite a loss of House seats.

"This has been a life or death fight for fate of our democracy, as he says, soul of our country," said Pelosi Friday on Capitol Hill.

"We did t win every battle in House, but we did win war."

House Democrats cast blame on ir election mess, ground game and leadership under Pelosi's team after expectations for big wins came crashing down by a stark reversal in Trump country.

y focused too narrowly on health care, when voters were also worried about ecomy.

"We lost a few seats, but as I said, we won those seats in Trump districts. He wasn't on ballot. He is w," sad Pelosi.

"I think that what happened with Democrats for Congress across country helped contribute to Biden success. So we're very proud to be part of that mandate, very proud of that."

This comes as Democrat Joe Biden was on cusp of winning presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in critical battlegrounds of Georgia and Pennsylvania.

Those put Biden in a stronger position to capture 270 Electoral College votes needed to take White House.

winner will lead a country facing a historic set of challenges, including a surging pandemic and deep political polarization.

"It's pretty exciting for country because he respects every single person in our country, certainly every single person who voted. And we respect all of m," said Pelosi.