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FINAL SENATE PROJECTION MODEL- 2018 MIDTERMS

FINAL HOUSE PROJECTION MODEL- 2018 MIDTERMS

3 Races the Democrats Must Win To Take the House

Much like the article we did several days ago on which races the Republicans needed to win to keep the House, now we're going to look at which races the Democrats must win in order to take the House.

House Seat Loss By President’s Party Has Been Inflated by Democrat Presidents

The Democrats need 23 seats at a minimum to claim the House back. Only once since WWII have the Republicans ever lost more than 23 seats in their first midterm- and it was 26 seats in 1982. Based on these odds, the Democrats would need something historic to take back the House.

3 Races The Republicans Must Win To Keep The House

If the Democrats get to number 23, 24, 25 districts flipped on their quest to take the House, these will probably be the three districts the Republicans need to win to block the Democrats from taking the House.

Republicans Are Always Underpolled In Ohio- Which Is Why Renacci May Win

The evidence all points to Renacci getting much higher than 45%. If Mandel got 45% in a year where Obama was on the ticket and carried Ohio, and back when Ohio was much more left than it is today- then how could Renacci go less than 45%? He probably won't, and it's likely he's goes a few points higher than that.

The ‘Blue Wave’ Will Rise or Fall in Minnesota

What makes these rural Rust Belt seats, and perhaps the Rust Belt as a whole, dangerous for Democrats is that the Republicans are slowly beginning to take the economic issue advantage away from the Democrats in these working class areas. One word: Trade

The Dream Of A Blue Texas Is Revived, Again

The vote in Texas has stayed almost the exact same for decades. The reason for this is the Democrat often hits their ceiling right as the Republican is still at their floor.

The Democrats Probably Can’t Match A Wave Like 2010

Most people assume when looking at the red wave of 2010 that it marched deeply into Democrat territory and it took their seats. In reality, out of the 63 seats the Republicans gained that year- only 15 were in truly blue districts.