There's not much of a realistic chance of any of those seats to flip.
What Mark Rozzi is talking about is something different. The House majority will remain Democratic but some people think there's a possibility that he would relinquish the Speaker's gavel. Apparently some Democrats are expecting that he will, but he's saying he doesn't necessarily want to.
Joanna McClinton, the Dem floor leader, tried to run for Speaker early in January but couldn't get enough Dem votes. Bryan Cutler is the Repuke floor leader and he couldn't secure enough votes to win either, so it was a stand-off. Mr. Cutler's solution was for Mr. Rozzi to run as an independent, if he promised not to caucus with either party while he held the Speakership. By agreeing to that, Mr. Rozzi was able to win enough Repuke votes along with all of the current Dem votes. That's how it happened.
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