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WASHINGTON — <\/span>House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> said Sunday his party is on track to win back control of the House, confident Democrats can overcome a fundraising<\/a> disadvantage and reach deep<\/a> into conservative areas to flip congressional districts won by President Donald Trump<\/a> just two years ago.<\/p>\n In a conference call with reporters, Jeffries, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats seize the majority, compared this midterm election<\/a> to 2018, when Democrats swept to power during Trump’s first term in the White House.<\/p>\n \u201cHouse Democrats are poised to take back the majority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Jeffries, who is from New York, said that when Democrats took control of the House in 2018, most of the seats they flipped were in districts where Trump won in 2016.<\/p>\n \u201cIn 2026, we’re poised to do the same thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n His comments were the latest display of confidence from Democrats with a month to go until the midterm elections on Nov. 3. The party is working to expand the map by going on offense in Republican-held districts, while Trump hits the trail<\/a> in a red-state sprint to boost voter enthusiasm and shore up support from his base.<\/p>\n Republicans have a sizable cash advantage as House Speaker Mike Johnson<\/a> steers the party closer to Trump to try to keep the majority. Trump is promising voters $5,000 cash dividends<\/a> if the Republicans win, though it’s not at all certain that Congress would unleash the estimated $1 trillion-plus for such an outlay. Over the weekend, Trump announced $90 payments to seniors<\/a> to help pay Medicare premiums.<\/p>\n Jeffries said Republicans are \u201cfailing and flailing.”<\/p>\n \u201cThe American people are not buying what MAGA Republicans are trying to sell,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n With the House narrowly split, just a few seats could determine which party holds the gavel. Early voting is underway. Republicans are under pressure because of high gas prices stemming from the war with Iran.<\/a><\/p>\n Jeffries said a Trump-led redistricting effort to draw more favorable Republican districts in Texas, Florida and other states backfired in some places. At the same time, the House Democrats\u2019 campaign arm announced late last week it was adding eight districts to its map of districts in play, including those in Kansas, Oklahoma, Virginia and Washington state.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Republican gerrymandering scheme has failed,\u201d Jeffries said.<\/p>\n Jeffries cautioned, however, that \u201canything and everything\u201d is possible, and urged Democrats to remain focused. \u201cWe can\u2019t afford to take anything for granted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Johnson, the Republican speaker, has been crisscrossing the country and insisted Republicans will be able to protect their majority. He stumped for Republicans in California last week and he is scheduled to be in more than 40 districts across some 20 states in the final weeks before November.<\/p>\n Jeffries, who was also in Western states over the weekend, said he too will be traveling in the weeks ahead. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n