18 US House races are now forecasted to go TO the Democrats in the November Midterm Election’s….
EIGHTEEN…..
Heck even Trump is now admitting things do NOT look Good for his Republicans….
The Cook Political Report on Thursday shifted 18 House races toward Democrats in the latest sign of the party’s momentum ahead of the midterms.
Citing President Trump’s unpopular polling numbers and Democrats’ winning streak in recent special elections, the nonpartisan election handicapper has projected that Democrats have “more than enough opportunities” to win a majority in the House this fall, according to analyst Erin Covey.
Eight races moved from “likely” to “solid” blue ratings, including the districts represented by Democratic Reps. Hillary Scholten in Michigan, Chris Deluzio in Pennsylvania and Dave Min and Raul Ruiz in California.
Another 10 races shifted a step toward Democrats, leaving Republicans with 14 of 18 total toss-up seats.
“If the election were held today, Republicans would need to win roughly three-quarters of the Toss Up races to keep control of the House,” Covey wrote in the analysis, assuming Cook’s ratings are correct. “Though that’s not impossible, it looks increasingly difficult.” …
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Democrats only need three more seats to win a majority in the fall, and they are likely to benefit from the historic trend of a sitting president’s party performing poorly in midterm years.
Despite bruising losses in 2024 and continued signs of problems with the party brand, Democrats have been buoyed by off-year and special election results — and by backlash against the Trump administration’s moves on the economy…
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