Record #7879

Democrats will win control of the United States House in the 2026 midterm elections.

John Podhoretz: On Commentary Magazine · Prediction made 2026-01-21

Pending

Recorded occurrence

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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #78792026-01-21
Commentary Magazine · Trump at Davos
Original quote
A calamity in my estimation would be, I'm the likelihood that the Democrats will take the House, given the unbelievably slim margin that Republicans hold, which is now like two seats or one seat, some crazy narrow margin, because a Republican legislator later died last month.
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Prediction time2026-01-21

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Episode published2026-01-21

FirmnessLoose

TopicElections

Resolve by2026-11-03

Boldness55 · Notable

How the call settles

YES if Democrats win a majority of House seats for the incoming 120th Congress; NO if they do not.

Our reasoning

Pending. It will be judged only by this stored rule: YES if Democrats win a majority of House seats for the incoming 120th Congress; NO if they do not. Deadline or event: 2026-11-03.