The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, updates its ratings in the final days of the midterm cycle by shifting additional House contests toward Democrats. Both outlets say the changes move a dozen-plus races from their prior positioning closer to Democratic prospects.
The reports frame the update as part of a broader pattern of recent Cook ratings changes. The Hill emphasizes that the handicapper has made similar shifts in recent weeks and that its latest forecast increases the number of House seats it expects to be “lean Democrat” or in a comparable category. Newsweek similarly highlights the timing—“final days” before the election—and states that more races are now rated toward Democrats.
While the exact count differs between the two descriptions, both sources agree on the direction of the rating movement: more House races are being rated as leaning toward Democrats as voters near the polls.
