The head of the Cook Political Report predicted that Democrats are likely to lose more than 20 seats in the House of Representatives during the 2022 midterms.
There is a consensus among analysts that Democrats are likely to lose the House majority, as Republicans only need a net gain of five seats to take control. Historically, the party that’s occupying the White House likely loses seats during midterm elections.
Cook Political Report Editor-in-Chief Amy Walter told MarketWatch on Oct. 27 that the midterms are a “traditional referendum” to policies espoused by the party in power. That means “Democrats [are] losing the House, probably somewhere in the range of 20 seats or more,” she said, noting that any momentum that Democrats appeared to have had over the summer has evaporated….