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Politics● LowOct 4 · Oct 4, 2026, 10:00 AM

Barabak: What's going to happen in the midterm election? Find out here. (Maybe)

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Two of the country's top political prognosticators see Democrats likely seizing the House and possibly the Senate. The guardrails Republicans were counting on to stem their losses don't seem to be holding.

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