With 2 weeks until midterms, analysts say Dems still on track to win US House majority
Democrats have used President Donald Trump’s unpopularity to expand the midterm map, and analysts project the party carries momentum heading into the final two weeks of the election cycle, even as Democrats are expected to flip fewer U.S. House seats than wave elections this century. The Cook Polit...
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What happenedWith 2 weeks until midterms, analysts say Dems still on track to win US House majority.
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With 2 weeks until midterms, analysts say Dems still on track to win US House majority
Democrats have used President Donald Trump’s unpopularity to expand the midterm map, and analysts project the party carries momentum heading into the final two weeks of the election cycle,...