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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNon-partisan analyst flips 10 House races to favoring Democrats
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/273565-analysts-new-house-rankings-favor-dems-in-10-racesHouse Democrats received a bit of good news on Friday: The nonpartisan Cook Political Report changed the ratings of 10 House races in Democrats favor.
And given the unpredictable nature of this cycle, the elections and campaigns newsletter said it could not be certain Republicans will hold the House in November.
So many assumptions have been wrong this cycle that it's difficult to be definitive about another: that the House majority won't be in play in 2016, wrote longtime Cook political analyst David Wasserman.
While a Donald Trump or Ted Cruz nomination wouldnt guarantee a down-ballot disaster, Wasserman wrote, it would make congressional races much more difficult to predict, especially if Trump becomes the GOP standard bearer.
And given the unpredictable nature of this cycle, the elections and campaigns newsletter said it could not be certain Republicans will hold the House in November.
So many assumptions have been wrong this cycle that it's difficult to be definitive about another: that the House majority won't be in play in 2016, wrote longtime Cook political analyst David Wasserman.
While a Donald Trump or Ted Cruz nomination wouldnt guarantee a down-ballot disaster, Wasserman wrote, it would make congressional races much more difficult to predict, especially if Trump becomes the GOP standard bearer.
Could we take the House back from Jerry Mander?!
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Non-partisan analyst flips 10 House races to favoring Democrats (Original Post)
KamaAina
Mar 2016
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Gothmog
(145,435 posts)1. Trump and/or Cruz may give the Democrats control of the House
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)2. The best they can do is narrow the R control
I want to know what they are smoking by the way
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)4. Do not believe a word out of
Wasserman's pie hole. It will take at least 2 election cycles and Redistricting of 2020 providing the Dems take back several Red State Legislatures. Love the folks who eat at the DNCC trough of B.S..
Stallion
(6,476 posts)3. I Think the Term "Flipped" is Inaccurate
really he changed the status-some went from say Solid Republican to just Leading Republican-but a good sign nonetheless
mcar
(42,360 posts)5. That would be amazing!