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Why the map of battleground states is shifting

Season 2026 Episode 41 | 12m 55s

Election forecaster Nate Silver is giving the Democrats a 93% chance of winning the House and a 74% chance of winning the Senate. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Carrie Dann of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Adam Harris of Radio Atlantic, Jonathan Karl of ABC News and Annie Linskey of The Wall Street Journal to discuss Democrats’ chances and President Donald Trump’s unpopularity.

Major funding for “Washington Week with The Atlantic” is provided by Consumer Cellular, Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, the Yuen Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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