The difference between a bad loss and a catastrophic one for Republicans this fall now depends almost entirely on their ability to get their disaffected voters in traditionally red states and districts to the polls.

This week, The Cook Political Report moved 18 House races, all in Democrats' direction. With these new moves, we’re also adjusting our range: the most likely outcome is now that Democrats will pick up nine to 19 seats. Read more from @erincovey.bsky.social:

👉 NEW Editors Roundtable with @erincovey.bsky.social and Carrie Dann. They walk through our new round of House race rating changes and give an update on our latest range of how many possible seats Democrats could pick up.

Read @erincovey.bsky.social's latest story and see our latest race rating changes.

The Cook Political Report's current possible outcome in the House is that Democrats pick up nine to 19 seats. That would give them 224 seats on the lower end and 234 on the upper end.

Today, The Cook Political Report is moving 18 House races, all in Democrats' direction. With these new moves, we’re also adjusting our range: the most likely outcome is now that Democrats will pick up nine to 19 seats. Read more from @erincovey.bsky.social:

"With just under a month until Election Day, the political environment is as brutal for Republicans as any I’ve seen in at least 20 years." Read Amy Walter's latest column:

This week, we shifted three Senate races in the direction of Democrats. Here's where's our current ratings stand.

Read the full analysis from @jessicataylor.bsky.social and read about our three race rating changes.

We are revising our estimate of potential Senate pickups to two to six seats for Democrats — squarely within the range of the four seats they need to net for a majority.

With less than a month until the midterm election, we are starting to see a certain clarity in the Senate races. Read Charlie Cook's latest column:

Today, The Cook Political Report is moving three Senate races, all towards Democrats. • Kansas from Lean R -> Toss Up • North Carolina from Lean D -> Likely D • New Hampshire from Toss Up -> Lean D Read @jessicataylor.bsky.social's full analysis:

👉 NEW Editors Roundtable pod! AI data centers were not on our bingo card at the start of the year. But just a few weeks out from Election Day, voters have very strong feelings on this topic.

As gas prices climb and consumer confidence plummets, Republican candidates for Congress are struggling to prove to voters that they feel their economic pain.

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We have moved these two governors races from Likely Republican to Lean Republican: • Texas: Gina Hinojosa (D) vs. Greg Abbott (R) • Florida: David Jolly (D) vs. Byron Donalds (R)

Today, The Cook Political Report is moving the races for governor in Texas and Florida from Likely Republican to Lean Republican. Read the full analysis from @jessicataylor.bsky.social: