Here’s how Democrats can keep their majority in 2022
Published Date: 6/15/2021
Source: CNN
Election history shows that the winning party of the presidential election will lose majority control of congress in the following midterm, but will this happen in 2022? In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza goes through some new election forecasting models that show Democrats may actually maintain their majority. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Forecasting the 2022 Midterm Election with the Generic Ballot https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/forecasting-the-2022-midterm-election-with-the-generic-ballot/ 2020 Census: What the Reapportionment Numbers Mean https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/redistricting/2020-census-what-reapportionment-numbers-mean 85% Of Republicans Want Candidates To Agree With Trump, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Americans Support Early Cut To Federal Jobless Benefit https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3810 About me: I was named "best dressed" in 7th grade. That, along with being CNN's editor at large and author of the daily "Point" newsletter are my proudest achievements. Look for me here every Tuesday and Thursday to find out what’s really going down in politics. CREDITS Writer: Chris Cillizza Producer: Moira Donohue The Point Editor: Leigh Munsil Video Editor: Michelle Cho Follow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cillizzac/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cillizzacnn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.cillizza/ Subscribe to The Point newsletter: https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/the-point-with-chris-cillizza?source=Point_Youtube. #CNN #Cillizza #Congress