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Barabak: What's going to happen in the midterm election? Find out here. (Maybe)

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Mark Z. Barabak, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · October 4, 2026 · 1 min read

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Two of the country's top political prognosticators see Democrats likely seizing the House and possibly the Senate. The guardrails Republicans were counting on to stem their losses don't seem to be holding.

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Byline on source page	Mark Z. Barabak, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
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Source published	Oct 4, 2026
Indexed here	Oct 4, 2026
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