Democrats Likely to Lose More Than 20 House Seats in 2022 Midterm: Cook Political Report

The head of the Cook Political Report predicted that Democrats are likely to lose more than 20 seats in the House of Representatives during the 2022 midterms.
There is a consensus among analysts that Democrats are likely to lose the House majority, as Republicans only need a net gain of five seats to take control. Historically, the party that’s occupying the White House likely loses seats during midterm elections.
Cook Political Report Editor-in-Chief Amy Walter told MarketWatch on Oct. 27 that the midterms are a “traditional referendum” to policies espoused by the party in power. That means “Democrats [are] losing the House, probably somewhere in the range of 20 seats or more,” she said, noting that any momentum that Democrats appeared to have had over the summer has evaporated….}