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Why Harry Enten Sees a Possible Democratic House Blowout

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    Enten says comparisons involving the president’s unpopularity suggest Democrats could retake the House “rather easily,” rather than merely win it narrowly. (00: 05: 07)

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    He defines a House blowout as Democrats winning 230 or more seats, says the chance has been rising, and says he would not be surprised by more than 240 seats. (00: 10: 39)

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    Enten says a nine-to-eleven-point Democratic popular-vote win could produce roughly ten or twelve additional seats. (00: 11: 27)

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How likely is a Democratic House blowout? Harry Enten says historical comparisons involving Donald Trump’s unpopularity make it quite possible that Democrats could retake the House “rather easily,” rather than by only a narrow margin. [Evidence 0, 00:05:07] What does Enten mean by “blowout”? Enten defines a blowout as Democrats winning 230 or more House seats.

He says the likelihood of that outcome has been rising and adds that he would not be surprised by a result above 240 seats. [Evidence 1, 00:10:39] Why could the seat gain become much larger? Enten says that if Democrats moved from a nine-point national House vote win to a 10- or 11-point win, they could gain roughly ten or twelve more seats. [Evidence 2, 00:11:27]

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