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The Remaining Primary Risks for Democrats

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By Charlie Cook
| The Cook Political Report Verified
It wouldn't seem to be that complicated. The November 2026 midterm election presents great danger for Republicans and huge opportunity for Democrats. Midterm elections are usually very dangerous for a party holding the White House, particularly when that occupant has very low job-approval numbers, and that party also controls both the U.S. Senate and the House. The Senate is currently divided between 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats; the House is effectively 220 Republicans to 215 Democrats.
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Democrats Saw Graham Platner as the Key. The Data Said Otherwise.

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By Charlie Cook
| The Cook Political Report Verified
Now that Maine Democrats have effectively decided on former state Senate President Troy Jackson to be their new nominee to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins, where does the race stand? How is it different from the situation that existed before the final set of allegations against oyster farmer Graham Platner, who had won the party’s nomination with 72 percent of the vote, drove him from the race? Platner was a big package, with plenty of big assets and bigger liabilities.
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A Generic Democrat Is No Guarantee in Maine

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By Charlie Cook
| The Cook Political Report Verified
The question on a lot of political minds these days is: What is the net impact of Graham Platner’s dropping out of the Maine Senate race on the outcome there and on control of the Senate? Arguably the best answer is: How did you think it was going before the last and final bombshell allegation against Platner?
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