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babylonsister

(171,100 posts)
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 10:46 AM Feb 2018

Ratings 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, we’re 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 today’s 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 OP
the past 35 deep republican seats flipped in fed and state special elections to dems don't support beachbum bob Feb 2018 #1
Huh? babylonsister Feb 2018 #2
you mean cook's OPINION in his report beachbum bob Feb 2018 #3
 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
1. the past 35 deep republican seats flipped in fed and state special elections to dems don't support
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:05 AM
Feb 2018

this opinion one bit,

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
3. you mean cook's OPINION in his report
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 02:37 PM
Feb 2018

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

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