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Dave LevinthalOct 8, 2026

Discussing midterm spending, they said Republicans are widely expected to lose the House majority, and framed the Texas Senate race as potentially decisive for Senate control.

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100Hit · out of 100
Control of CongressThe callsettled
0A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
100This callout of 100
+103Skillafter difficulty

What Dave Levinthal said

Republicans lose the house, which everyone at this point pretty much expects them to do.
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Politics Politics Politics (Justin Robert Young)
The episode
Are These Senate Races Widening or Tightening? The Most Expensive Midterms Ever (with Dave Levinthal)
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  1. SaidOct 8
  2. Election DayNov 3
  3. GradedNov 10

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  1. Control of Congress

    “Donald Trump's agenda crashes and burns even more than it would be if, Republicans lose the house, which everyone at this point pretty much expects them to do.”

    VerdictHit
    100Hit · naive 0
    100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1.03difficulty+103skill
    How this was scored
    right:
    yes
    election year:
    2026
    skill:
    103
    topic:
    elections
    result from:
    wikipedia-2026: Wikipedia's 2026 election results tables (race summary tables, which relay the Associated Press race calls), read 2026-11-07: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_gubernatorial_elections . Facts only; CC BY-SA.
    chamber:
    2026-house
    who controls it:
    Democratic
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    they said:
    Democratic
    days before the vote when called:
    25
    difficulty:
    1.03
    the naive guess:
    the party in control going in keeps it
    Election Day:
    2026-11-03
    the result is:
    called
    who controlled it before:
    Republican
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