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Back to EpisodesSPECIAL EDITION: Wiesemeyer's Perspectives with David Wasserman | The Cook Political Report
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We get a no-nonsense midterm forecast from Cook Political Report senior editor David Wasserman, from a potential House blowout to a Senate battlefield where a handful of races decide everything. Along the way, we challenge early-vote narratives, dig into why polling is harder than ever, and name the districts that tip you off early on election night.
• David’s bottom-line outlook for House control and the size of a possible Democratic gain
• Why the biggest shifts show up in places that swung hardest toward Trump
• What “wave election” really means and what could make it a tsunami
• Why early voting data is easy to spin and hard to interpret
• The polling problem, from 1% response rates to weighting assumptions
• Demographic movement to watch, especially independents and Hispanic voters
• State-by-state Senate map talk across North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Maine, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Georgia, and South Carolina
• How trade policy and high interest rates feed into key Midwestern races
• Election night canaries in the coal mine, including Kentucky, Virginia, and Florida
• Governor races as a barometer for AI and data center backlash
• A quick look at 2028 positioning and who could emerge next
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