The House Battle May Come Down to the Issues, Which Is Not Good for the Democrats
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It’s about time for another look at the raging partisan battlefield of the U.S. House in 2026. The CW is that the race for control over the House is a “coin flip.” To hold the House, the GOP must avoid losing three or more (net) seats. Only twice in recent times has the majority party picked up seats in a midterm election.
Meanwhile,DonaldTrumpishopingtheGOPwillpickup100more(net)seats!
Remember,theGOPstrategyincludes:1)pushGOPredistricting;2)minimizeretirements;3)spendbig;4)takeprimarychallengersoffthetable;5)raisegobsmoremoney;6)rampuprecruiting;and7)pushcertainsalientissues.
ThefirstpartoftheGOPstrategy,re-redistricting,continuestoplugalong:
Texashaspassednewlines,andfiveDemocratheldseatsarenowvulnerable.
Missourihasre-redistricted,likelypickinguponeGOPseat.
Ohiomustre-redistrict,andtheGOPislikelytotargettwomoreseats.
Indianamayre-redistrict–VicePresidentJDVancehaslobbiedthemtodoso–whichcouldprovideoneortwoseatsfortheGOP.
Floridahassignaledtheyarelikelytoconsider
