House Prospects Dimming for Republicans
Forecasters are adjusting their outlooks for the midterm elections in favor of the Democrats, whose chances of retaining the House are now seen sitting as high as 35 percent.
Seven weeks from Election Day, the Cook Political Report has joined a growing group of forecasters now predicting that Republicans will win a much narrower House majority in the midterms than was expected only a few months ago.
Cook now has pushed three more races in the Democrats’ favor, suggesting they will hold a total of 192 seats and Republicans 212 when all the votes are counted.
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