# David Axelrod: Axelrod considers Democratic control of the House essentially settled, with only the size of the majority in question, and he assumes John Ossoff will win big in Georgia's Senate race, making him a 2028 presidential draft target.

**Claimed:** Sep 29, 2026
**Pundit:** David Axelrod — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/david-axelrod
**Outlet:** Hacks On Tap — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/hacks-on-tap
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
**Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9594380659.mp3

2 checkable claims — 1 chamber control and 1 race winner — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

> But it's gonna be a Democratic house.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **I I think the house is kind of a done deal, and the question there is what the margin will be... But it's gonna be a Democratic house.**
  - Kind: Chamber Control
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **to try and persuade John Ossoff to run for president because he will be perceived as a guy who tamed this this state that is really a purple state, but to win big in Georgia**
  - Kind: Race Winners
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## More chamber control

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Erick-Woods Erickson: Writing as returns came in on election night, he declared that Republicans would control the Senate, with the size of the majority still unsettled, and said Jon Tester was expected to lose his Montana seat within hours. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/82214c34-9df6-44e2-8d0a-db8ea7c307f3 (scored 100)
- Carl Cannon: Cannon said he half expects Republicans to take the Senate, treated the West Virginia seat as already lost to Democrats with Manchin leaving, and said Trump is poised to carry Ohio. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b2689d3e-dc9d-495f-bcc8-52599bb46dac (scored 100)
- Sam Wang: Combining generic ballot polling with special election results, Wang gives Democrats roughly an 8-in-9 chance of winning the national House vote and taking the House majority, and projects a seat split of about 224 Democrats to 211 Republicans in a very closely divided chamber. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b4bf6d49-8e25-46a3-92f0-ea5d697121ef (scored 0)
- Henry Olsen: Olsen's final call: Harris narrowly wins the national popular vote while Trump wins the electoral college 297-241, taking six of the seven swing states, with Michigan the one he is least likely to crack. He also forecast Republicans ending with 54-55 Senate seats and holding a narrow House majority. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/95ac712b-4c9a-4c59-ad58-88552ecace4c (scored 100)
- David Pakman: Reviewing the final 2024 forecasts, Pakman said the Senate outcome was essentially settled and stated his own expectation that Republicans would win control of the chamber. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/45530dc9-dd97-4b13-ba4a-53e34dcf9e3f (scored 100)
- Erick-Woods Erickson: He predicted Republicans would gain at least two Senate seats and take control of the chamber, and that the GOP would hold the House with its majority growing to roughly 225 or 230 seats. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/908b2e75-8d71-4514-8d1d-948e8b3190a3 (scored 100)

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