# Doug Sosnik: Sosnik predicted a strong Democratic midterm in which Democrats win back the House, called the Senate a coin flip, said North Carolina is essentially in the Democratic column and Georgia's Democratic seat is effectively secured, and argued Democrats cannot win Texas. **Claimed:** Oct 9, 2026 **Pundit:** Doug Sosnik — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/doug-sosnik **Outlet:** Newt's World — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/newt-s-world **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/0b197502-72fe-4046-b7b3-ae27016ec147/9da4e533-6d63-42db-96d6-b4dd016424c5/audio.mp3?in_playlist=8b19f8a8-4942-4dd1-b38d-ae27016ec151 5 checkable claims — 4 race winners and 1 control of congres — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. All 5 have settled, averaging 80 out of 100, against 20 for a naive guess at the same calls. > So I think we're going to have a very good year as Democrats. They will take the House back. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - “If he went into Nebraska, too, which is outside of Omaha, he would kill the Republican candidate. You're going to lose it anyway.” - Kind: Race Winners - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - “So I think we're going to have a very good year as Democrats. They will take the House back.” - Kind: Control of Congress - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - “And you start with, can we as Democrats hold our seats that we have right now? And I think Georgia has been pretty much put away.” - Kind: Race Winners - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - “I think given the fact that Texas is basically something that Democrats should try, but we can't win.” - Kind: Race Winners - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - “I think North Carolina is pretty much the Democratic column.” - Kind: Race Winners - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess ## More race winners The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Erick-Woods Erickson: On Election Day, Erickson forecasts that Republicans will lose their House majority while holding the Senate, and picks Rick Jackson to beat Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia's governor race. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8ed3ad25-c945-43a6-8198-74886bbd2522 (scored 0) - Carl Cannon: Cannon picked Democrats to win Michigan, Ohio, Alaska, Maine, Texas, Iowa and Kansas while Republicans hold South Carolina and Nebraska, took Michelle Tafoya as an upset special in Minnesota, and said Democrats would gain more than 30 House seats. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/635f269d-3c71-4998-9a1f-24cab744db76 (scored 100) - Andrew Walworth: Walworth was the most bullish on Republicans, picking Mike Rogers in Michigan and GOP holds in Alaska, South Carolina, Maine, Nebraska and Iowa while giving Democrats Ohio, Texas, Kansas and Minnesota, leaving a 50-50 Senate with Republicans in control. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1691eed0-1c56-418d-be99-1b448f0d3679 (scored 100) - Tom Bevan: Bevan picked Democrats to win Michigan, Alaska, Texas, Kansas and North Carolina while Republicans hold Ohio, South Carolina, Nebraska, Iowa and Maine, giving Democrats a net gain of four and a 51-49 Senate majority, plus a House gain of about 26 seats. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b5c1c97f-66d7-4b7d-b6d5-085f46495a06 (scored 0) - Spencer Kimball: Kimball said Susan Collins would hold their Maine Senate seat despite most polls showing them behind, and projected Democrats winning the House with roughly 235-240 seats, a gain of more than 20; they called the Senate a toss-up and made no call there. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/23d6b8f8-ab6a-4dab-bdcb-5b515223983c (scored 0) - Buck Sexton: Buck Sexton said Florida's "red wall" would hold, expressing confidence that Byron Donalds and Ashley Moody would win their statewide races there, and they called Marsha Blackburn's Tennessee governor bid essentially locked up. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/07a8919e-a9b3-4d37-b164-a40a2a42c548 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=doug-sosnik