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‘A No-Room-For-Error Game’: Senate Dems Eye a Perilous But Plausible Path to the Majority

In our initial 2026 Senate ratings earlier this year, we wrote that it looked like a “herculean” challenge for Democrats to ...
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2026 New Jersey House Analysis: Pickups Are No Shore Thing

New Jersey rocketed toward Republicans last cycle, opting for Kamala Harris by just six points after backing her former boss ...
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2026 CPR House Race Ratings - Cook Political Report

About CPR House Race Ratings The CPR House Race Ratings assess the competitiveness of all 435 House elections. Competitiveness is determined by several factors, including the district's political ...
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Checking in on the Two Fundamental Questions That Will Shape 2026

Even as the possibility of new maps in Texas and California may change the size and the shape of the 2026 playing field, the fate of the Republican-controlled House is ultimately still going to be ...
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Episode 36: Ranking the Shadowboxing 2028 Dem Hopefuls

Amy, Jessica and Matthew join the podcast this week.First, they take a mid-year look at how well the campaign committees are ...
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Senate Map Drives Democrats’ Push to Gerrymander House Seats

It is distressing that Democrats have chosen to join the mid-decade gerrymandering war.While it is certainly understandable ...