House Talk with Ali and Liesl

Episode 9: House Landscape 2018 with Dave Wasserman of Cook Political Report

12.05.2017 - By Liesl HickeyPlay

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Hi House Talkers!

Our guest this week is one of the true House race experts in the country -- and it all began when he was just 11 years old in New Jersey!

Dave Wasserman, the House editor of the Cook Political Report, joins us this week to talk about the 2018 landscape. Dave has a distinguished record of knowing what's happening in House races: in 2006, he correctly predicted that Democrats would pick up 29 seats in 2006.

We get Dave's expert take on how 2018 is shaping up, and how it is (and isn't) like the most recent midterm wave elections 2010 (Republicans gained 63 seats) and 2006 (Democrats ended up picking 30 seats -- 29 on Election Day and one more a few weeks later).

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