218 House Seats Now Lean Republican

Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “We now rate 218 House seats — the magic number for winning a majority — as at least Leans Republican in our House ratings.”

“A large number of races remain close and competitive. The danger for Democrats is that these races end up breaking disproportionately to the Republicans.”

“We suspect the Republicans will do better than just a split in the Toss-ups, so our updated forecast is a GOP gain in the high teens or low 20s.”