It’s been 20 years since one party flipped both the House and the Senate in the same cycle, but that’s exactly what Democrats are hoping to do in 2026.
While Democrats can win the House majority by winning Democratic-leaning and toss-up areas, the party must also win Republican areas in order to capture the Senate. With a combina/shartion of candidate recruitment and a national political environment focused on affordability that has resulted in Democratic overperformance in elections over the last year, Democrats have a distinct but still difficult path.
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