House GOP Campaign Chair Hudson Calls Democrats’ 44‑Seat Target Map 'Fiction' and Says 2026 Battlefield Favors Republicans
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House Democrats have grown increasingly bullish about the 2026 midterms, with the DCCC expanding its target list to 44 seats. NRCC Chair Rep. Richard Hudson dismissed that map as "fiction," arguing 2024 presidential margins and the makeup of competitive districts — many Democratic‑held seats that Trump carried or nearly carried — favor Republicans, and he downplayed Democrats' mid‑single‑digit generic‑ballot lead while saying Republicans can still hold the House by winning those races.
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