With 2026 midterms top of mind, budget vote takes center stage

Larry Sabato Flags Largely ‘Ignored’ Metric Suggesting 2026 Could Be Good Year For House GOP

Larry Sabato pointed to a largely overlooked indicator that suggests Republicans could maintain control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterms.

Rasmussen Poll: 45% Would Vote Democrat if Midterms Held Now

If elections for Congress were held today, 45% of likely U.S. voters say they would choose the Democrat candidate, while 44% say they would choose the Republican, according to the survey. Another 9% say they would pick another candidate and 3% are not sure.

With 2026 midterms top of mind, budget vote takes center stage

Now that House Republicans have passed their “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, both parties are poised to make Thursday’s early morning vote a central point of their midterm messaging. Democrats asserted that the GOP budget hurts working Americans and helps billionaires,  declaring that the vote would help deliver them control of the House next year. Republicans, by contrast, argued voters will reject Democrats who voted against more …