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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRatings for 21 House Seats Shift Towards Democrats
https://politicalwire.com/2018/02/08/ratings-21-house-seats-shift-towards-democrats/Ratings for 21 House Seats Shift Towards Democrats
February 8, 2018 at 9:44 am EST
By Taegan Goddard
Though Republicans have closed the gap in the generic congressional ballot, the Cook Political Report notes that most new district-by-district fundraising and polling numbers are downright terrible for Republicans, even in seats previously thought to be safe.
This week, were shifting our ratings in 21 races towards Democrats. If anything, that still understates Democrats potential in individual races. If Democrats win the national House vote by six points (as todays polls indicate), House control would be a coin flip. But according to our new ratings, if each party were to win an even number of Toss Up races, Democrats would only win 13 or 14 seats ten shy of the 24 they need.
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Ratings for 21 House Seats Shift Towards Democrats (Original Post)
babylonsister
Feb 2018
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the past 35 deep republican seats flipped in fed and state special elections to dems don't support
beachbum bob
Feb 2018
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beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)1. the past 35 deep republican seats flipped in fed and state special elections to dems don't support
this opinion one bit,
babylonsister
(171,100 posts)2. Huh?
If they have flipped, how does this not support the Cook Report?
You're confusing me.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)3. you mean cook's OPINION in his report
he seems to ignore the 35 seats that have been flipped in essentially safe republican held districts from federal to state...even more if you include local elections.
again, cook is expressing an opinion