Biden Is Projected To Be The President-Elect. Here’s How It All Went Down.
Philadelphia is the largest source of net Democratic votes in Pennsylvania, the most likely tipping-point state in the Electoral College. But it’s critical to state that today’s election is not the only major issue here in Philadelphia right now. On Oct. 26, Philadelphia police officers shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man. That shooting triggered two nights of protests as well as a citywide curfew.
Our Final House Forecast: Democrats Are Clear Favorites To Maintain Control
In the 2018 midterm elections, the central question was whether Democrats would be able to take back the House. And the end result was Democrats flipped 41 seats, riding a big blue wave right through America’s suburbs. Now the question is, can they hold onto that majority?
The answer here is: Yes. Democrats are clear favorites, according to the final version of FiveThirtyEight’s House forecast, which gives them a 97 in 100 chance of winning control of the House.
House Republicans face stiff odds. They need a net gain of 17 seats to reach a majority, which is a lot of House seats to pick up in a presidential cycle. And in addition to that, the overall national environment just doesn’t favor Republicans. That’s maybe the biggest reason why Democrats are favored to keep control of the House — as well as maybe win the White House and even the Senate.
What The 2020 Election Map Would Look Like If There’s A 2016-Sized Polling Error
Our forecast shows Biden with a considerable lead. But what would happen if 2020 saw the same type of polling error as we saw in 2016? Galen Druke guides us through the electoral map: