On this episode of Editors Roundtable, Amy, Erin, and Matthew discuss our new 2026 House Race Ratings. They go over why these ratings look they way they do right now and explain why they will change over the next 21 months before election day. They also talk about which races they had disagreements over ratings (reminder: our ratings are Toss Up, Lean Democrat/Lean Republican, and Likely Democrat/Likely Republican). In two cases, those races fell in districts that have been moving to the right.
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The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the US House of Representatives, US Senate, Governors and President as well as American political trends.
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