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Transcript: Dems Will Win the House. The Senate is the Big Question

This is a lightly edited transcript of the October 15 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video her e or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: Good morning. I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of Right Now on The New Republic . We have a great guest today. It’s G. Elliott Morris. People probably already know who he…

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Majority of Americans Expect Democrats to Win Control of House; Public Is Split on SenateAmericans overall see the Democrats as having a better chance to win a House majority than take control of the Senate.

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Fox News Power Rankings: As the House falls, the Senate stays in playDemocrats' generic ballot lead is wider than the 2018 blue wave, pushing the House forecast toward a potential 237-seat Democratic majority.

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Election forecaster says 'winds are blowing against Republicans' in midtermsThe election forecaster who called nearly every presidential race since 1984 says Democrats are well positioned this fall.

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Midterms could decide Johnson’s fate as GOP fights to hold HouseDecision Desk HQ forecasts that Democrats are favored to win back the House next year.

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Cook moves 18 more House races toward the leftPolling and the work of prognosticators like the Cook Political Report suggest Democrats are likely to take back the House in November.

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Map Shows 14 GOP-Held House Seats Shifting Toward Democrats in Past WeekMore than a dozen U.S. House seats in 10 states currently held by Republicans are shifting toward Democrats.

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