Harris gives Democrats a boost, but control of House up for grabs

Democrats have a fair shot at flipping control of the House — largely because of the boost provided by Vice President Harris at the top of the ticket — but the battle is a horse race that is too close to call heading into the final weeks of the campaign, according to a host of election forecasters following the contest closely.

Anecdotally, there were early signs that replacing President Biden with Harris as the nominee over the summer had strengthened the Democrats’ chances of seizing the lower chamber. Lawmakers across the country reported a surge in fundraising, campaign volunteerism and general enthusiasm among base voters that had been lacking with Biden as the candidate.

Almost three months later, outside election experts are pointing to hard data that support those claims, saying Harris has clearly been an overall asset to the Democrats’ downballot prospects.

“More so than anything else, that change in late July and early August has been a real boon to downballot Democrats,” said Jacob Rubashkin, deputy editor at Inside Elections, a nonpartisan election handicapper. “Truly, it’s a rising tide lifts all boats scenario.”




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