In its final forecast for Tuesday's election, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report has shifted eight additional House seats toward Democrats and projected on Monday that the party would expand its majority in the chamber by 10 to 15.
Three of the shifted seats are in Texas, highlighting, at least according to the polls, how the Lone Star State has become this election’s surprise swing state, while registering massive early turnout for voting.
Cook expects at least one of the shifted seats in Texas to flip to the Democrats this election.
The forecast also indicates that two incumbent Republicans have moved to the “toss-up” category and now face real danger of defeat, including ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul from Texas and French Hill from Arkansas.
Cook House editor Dave Wasserman said the bottom line is that prospects for Republicans have been weighed down due to a combination of President Donald Trump’s “unpopularity in the suburbs, a fundraising disadvantage, and 32 open seats for the GOP to defend (to Democrats' dozen)
Democrats already have a 232 to 197 advantage in the House, with five vacancies, according to The Hill.
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