Republicans look for five seats to take the majority and Democrats try to avoid a bloodbath
- Voters head to polls on November 8 to decide which party controls Congress for the latter half of Biden’s term
- Multiple projections show the GOP winning in the House of Representatives, where Dems hold a slim majority
- At least 218 House seats are needed for either Democrats or Republicans to hold the majority
- A slew of Donald Trump-backed candidates are running in solidly red districts across the country
- New York’s suburbs in Long Island and parts of Queens will see the first general race between two openly gay candidates in Republican George Santos and Democrat Robert Zimmerman
- Republican JR Majewski had an edge over House Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur before revelations that he misrepresented his military service in the Afghanistan war became public
Nationwide elections to decide which party controls Congress for the latter half of President Joe Biden‘s term are just over a month away.
A litany of projections suggest Republicans are poised to gain ground in November – though that lead has shrunk in recent weeks amid continued fallout from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and Biden’s fiery new approach of attacking parts of the GOP as ‘extremists.’
While the Senate is more of a toss-up, the GOP is still expected to retake the House of Representatives with a plethora of candidates benefitting from newly-redrawn Congressional maps.
It won’t take much – Republicans currently have 212 House members and just five more are needed to reach a majority.
Democrats currently control both the House and Senate by slim margins.
In a bid to energize their base, House Republican leaders unveiled a revamped national platform called their ‘Commitment to America.’
It’s molded after Newt Gingrich’s 1994 ‘Contract With America,’ which was rolled out just before Republicans swept Congress in the first midterm election of Bill Clinton’s presidency.
But Democrats, for their part, have sought to tie their Republican opponents to anti-abortion extremism. In more moderate districts, they’re attempting to link their rivals to Donald Trump in a bid to discredit them with Independent voters.
Swing races and toss-ups
The races that could go either way with thin margins in the polls. The outcomes will be key in determining who takes control of the House after November 8.
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