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Cook Political Report Updates US House Midterm Outlook to 12-25 Seat Gain for Republicans

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The non-partisan election analysis group Cook Political Reports predicts at present that Republicans will gain 12-25 seats in the US House of Representatives during the upcoming midterm elections in November, the group’s House lead Dave Wasserman said on Tuesday.
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"We’re increasing our outlook for House GOP [Republican party] gains from 10-20 seats to 12-25 seats as Democrats’ blue state problems grow," Wasserman said.
While Democrats are trying to retain the majorities they have in the House and the Senate, the Republicans have been emboldened to secure control of Congress for the second half of US President Joe Biden’s term.
The media outlet Politico has characterized the political fight for control of the Senate as a toss-up and predicts a likely Republican victory in the House.
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