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30 House Ratings Shift in Favor of Democrats, 2 Move Toward GOP

This doesn’t mean the majority is lost for Republicans, but they have a lot of fires to put out

By Bian Elkhatib and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 22, 2018 at 2:31pm

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Labor Day is supposed to be the official start of general election season, but many of the top House and Senate races are well underway.

In fact, the campaign trail has been so busy that Inside Elections recently issued 32 race ratings changes, most in favor of the Democrat in the race.

Watch the video analysis above and explore the race ratings on Roll Call’s 2018 Election Guide and in the summary below.

rating shift 8-20-01

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