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POLITICO race ratings: 60 GOP House seats in danger
The Senate is a tightrope walk for Democrats.
By STEVEN SHEPARD 09/05/2018 05:09 AM EDT
Roughly 100 of the 240 Republican-controlled House seats are currently within Democratic reach, posing the most serious threat to the GOP majority since the party won control in 2010.
Despite the GOP’s built-in advantages due to incumbency and redistricting, 60 of those seats are even more precariously positioned, with the Republican nominee either holding just a slight competitive edge, dead even against their Democratic opponent or trailing.
The Senate landscape isn’t so grim for the GOP: Democrats essentially have to run the table of competitive races to reclaim control of the chamber, an exercise in political needle-threading that makes the GOP the current favorites to hold their majority.
These are the findings of POLITICO’s inaugural 2018 race ratings, which reflect extensive reporting on the state of the 23-seat House GOP majority, evaluations of both parties’ strategies, historical trends and polling data.
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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/05/midterm-race-ratings-2018-806452
