The Census Bureau will release district level census data this week, the first step in the decennial redistricting process. But Republicans and Democrats have this lingering elation or dread -- depending on which side of the aisle you are on -- the GOP is already close to winning back the House even before one vote is cast in the 2022 midterms. Republicans need five seats to win back the majority. There already have been key Democratic retirements in Wisconsin, where Rep. Ron Kind called it quits, and in Illinois, where Rep. Cheri Bustos -- who chaired the DCCC last cycle -- retired. Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania is running for Senate, putting another swing seat in play.
