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Monday, August 3, 2026

The Paradox of Competition in House Elections

Many posts have discussed the state of Congress.

 Bruce Mehlman:

While overall House control is highly competitive, most individual House seats are not. Three straight Houses have seen single digit majorities, the first such run since the 1790s — even as the number of genuinely balanced districts has collapsed. (David Wasserman, Cook Political)