The Floodgates Just Opened For A Red Tsunami, Analysis Finds

The Floodgates Just Opened For A Red Tsunami, Analysis Finds

Laurel Duggan on October 25, 2022

Republicans could win another 12 to 25 seats in the House of Representatives in a massive sweep this November, a new analysis from Cook Political Report predicted.

The predictions present an even more optimistic situation for Republicans than Cook’s last analysis, which predicted 10-20 seat gains for the GOP. Seats with Democratic incumbents were moved from “likely D” to “toss up” in four races, and two races with Democratic incumbents were moved from “toss up” to “likely R” in this week’s analysis.

“Enthusiasm is on our side, as evidenced by historic turnout from Republicans in primaries and early voting,” a GOP spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Americans are rejecting Democrats’ failures from high prices to out-of-control crime to their woke agenda. Democrats are hemorrhaging support amongst voters across every state, district, and demographic.”

New @CookPolitical: we’re increasing our outlook for House GOP gains from 10-20 seats to 12-25 seats as Democrats’ blue state problems grow. Plus, nine rating changes. Full analysis: https://t.co/QxOmHysjGlpic.twitter.com/pcXtMxTOEN

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) October 25, 2022

Republicans are beating Democrats in voter enthusiasm with a 78%-69% edge, strengthening their September lead but still not matching their lead prior to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, according to Cook. Democrats are generally performing worst in blue states that swung heavily for Biden in 2020 including New York, Oregon and Connecticut; Cook attributes this to voters in red and purple states fearing abortion restrictions.

The House is currently controlled by Democrats by an eight-seat margin, but the results predicted by Cook would give the GOP a four-to-17 seat edge. Republicans have maintained a consistent lead in midterm polls, with voters primarily concerned about inflation and the economy and rating the GOP as more trustworthy in handling those issues.

The Democratic National Committee did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.