Joe Biden continues to lead where it counts…..
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Florida…
| Friday, October 16 |
Ratings changes in 25 House and Senate races; only three move toward GOP…
With scant evidence that the overall political environment is improving for President Donald Trump, Republicans down the ballot continue to suffer. With a little more than two weeks before Election Day, Democrats are poised to have a good set of elections.
Not only does former Vice President Joe Biden have the advantage in the Electoral College, but Democrats are likely to gain control of the Senate. The latest projection is a Democratic net gain of four to six seats. They need a net gain of four for a majority but can control the chamber with a net gain of three seats and a White House win because a Vice President Kamala Harris could then break any tie votes.
In the House, Democrats are likely to retain and expand their majority. The latest projection is for them to gain between 10 and 20 seats. That would be a stunning result after the party netted 40 seats two years ago. But it’s a reflection of the GOP’s problems when Trump is dramatically underperforming his own marks from four years ago. …
The Upshot @ The NY Times…
It was a somewhat curious batch of polls. If you didn’t look closely, you might view it as one of the president’s best polling days in weeks, at least at the state level. But it turned out that many of the state results Friday were from the pollsters who tend to give President Trump his best results….