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The latest forecasts show that the Republican Party is expected to capture two Senate seats in Nebraska and Florida, but the Democratic Party has performed better than expected in several hotly contested areas and is expected to ultimately win the majority in the House of Representatives.
In the last few days of the midterm elections, the non-partisan election forecasting agency “Cook Political Report” released the latest report stating that although the competition between the two parties in the US Senate elections in Nebraska and Florida was more fierce than expected, in the endrepublican party Both parties are expected to win; In the context of House of Representatives elections,democratic party It is expected that there will be a good performance on those 12 seats which were not originally optimistic and the Democratic Party will win.Lok Sabha Majority.
Republican Nebraska U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts is seeking re-election, and independent challenger Dan Osborn has received the Democratic endorsement. The Cook Political Report’s assessment moved Nebraska from “likely” to “lean” Republican.
Republican candidate Ashley Moody faces Democratic rival Angie Nixon in the Florida US Senate election. The “Cook Political Report” election assessment upgraded Florida from “solid” to “likely” Republican.
According to the assessment of “Cook Political Report”, the Democratic Party will perform better than expected in the 12-seat Federal House of Representatives elections and the Democratic Party will become the majority party in the House of Representatives.
Among them, the poll evaluation of Ohio’s 9th Congressional District and Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District changed from “toss up” to “lean” toward the Democratic Party.
Three districts, including Colorado’s 5th congressional district, Pennsylvania’s 1st congressional district, and South Carolina’s 1st congressional district, changed from “leaning” to the Republican Party.
Several other districts still lean Republican, but the competition is more intense than before, including Florida’s 7th and 9th congressional districts, Indiana’s 5th congressional district, North Carolina’s 5th and 9th congressional districts, and New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district.
Washington state’s 5th congressional district was adjusted from “solid” Republican to “likely” Republican.
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The report believes that although the Senate races in Nebraska and Florida are extremely competitive, the Republican Party is still more likely to win in the end. This adjusts the poll ratings of the two states to be Republican-leaning and likely Republican, respectively.
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The Cook Political Report reported that the Democratic Party performed better than expected in 12 House of Representatives seats that were not originally optimistic. Notably, ratings in some swing constituencies turned toward the Democratic Party. Therefore, the overall estimate is that the Democratic Party can win the majority of the House of Representatives.
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Ohio’s 9th congressional district and Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district have shifted to the Democratic Party from being uncertain about victory; Colorado’s 5th congressional district, Pennsylvania’s 1st congressional district, and South Carolina’s 1st congressional district changed from Republican-leaning to undecided about victory or defeat, indicating that the state of the battle is constantly changing.
