Whoa?
Just about every pundit out there in the media is talking Democrats losing their shirts in next years Midterm elections due to the ‘historical’ loss of political seats after a strong President showing the previous Presidential election…
But Alan I. Abramowitz thinks based on the generic ballot data right now?
Democrats could very well surprise people….
And THAT would REALLY throw a LOT people off the Donald Trump ‘second coming’ thing working FOR Republicans….
Despite their extremely narrow majorities, the forecasts in Table 3 show that Democrats have a reasonable chance of keeping control of both chambers in the midterm elections if they maintain at least a narrow lead on the generic ballot. A recent Quinnipiac poll gave Democrats a nine-point lead on the generic ballot. A lead of that magnitude would predict a Republican gain of one seat in the House and a Democratic gain of two seats in the Senate giving Democrats a 221-214 seat majority in the House and a 52-48 seat majority in the Senate. Given the standard error of about 10 seats for the House forecast and three seats for the Senate model, however, the safest conclusion would be that the balance of power in both chambers would probably be very close. A smaller Democratic lead in the generic ballot, or a Republican lead, would predict a Republican edge in the House, and possibly also in the Senate.
One additional factor that is not included in the House forecast is the impact of redistricting, which will take place this cycle based on the results of the 2020 census. Republicans are widely expected to gain at least a few additional House seats in 2022 by virtue of controlling states with far more House districts during the redistricting process. A similar situation occurred in the 2012 election, in which Republicans managed to hold onto their majority despite losing the national popular vote for the House. If we assume that redistricting will be worth an additional 10 House seats to the GOP, Democrats would likely need a lead of at least 10 points on the generic ballot in order to maintain control of the lower chamber.
Redistricting has no bearing on Senate elections, and the 2022 Senate map appears favorable for Democrats. Republicans currently hold 20 of the 34 seats at stake in 2022. Because of the large impact of seat exposure in Senate elections, even a small advantage on the generic ballot would give Democrats a good chance to keep control of the upper chamber. However, our forecast does not take into account the specific seats that are on the ballot in 2022, only the numbers of Democratic and Republican seats. In addition, as mentioned earlier, the margin of error for the Senate model is relatively large, leaving room for a range of possible outcomes from a GOP gain of two-to-three seats to a Democratic gain of four-to-five seats. As with the House, the margin of control in the next Senate is likely to be very narrow….
“One additional factor that is not included in the House forecast is the impact Redistricting…”
Uh that’s just a “factor.”:It is like the Major factor.That alone throws all these “forecasts” off .
This article is received as “information” only.Of little significance.
They admit this in the Sabato piece….
They also admit that this IS an early look at next November….
Yeah I know they admitted it ,but any discerning reader (you’re not) can plainly see that such an admission means their whole so called “analysis “is total junk, early or not.