The Political Report has moved their ratings for several key races in conservative states toward Democrats.
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The Briefing with Jen PsakiSep 24, 2026
The sources show the Cook Political Report moving several races toward Democrats in late September and October 2026, including a New York House seat (NY-21) published September 26 and a September 28 Cook roundtable on rating shifts.
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… His poll numbers have fallen to historical lows, actually worse than they were back then. A new CNN poll out today finds his approval rating at just 33%, with more than two-thirds of the country disapproving of the job he's doing as president. The Political Report has just moved their ratings for several key races in conservative states toward Democrats. Even his loyal cult of MAGA podcasters are trying to pretend he doesn't exist. A new analysis by the Wall Street Journal found that the number of times conservative podcasts that used to be his bread and butter, like his air everybody, the number of times …
The Briefing with Jen Psaki · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Cook shifted four governors' races toward Democrats on October 13, including Alaska, Nebraska, Vermont and Oklahoma, all states with Republican governors.[1]
Supports. Cook changed NY-21 from solid to likely Republican in a report published September 26, and its analysis of 15 races indicated Republicans were losing ground to Democrats.[2]
Supports. Cook's September 28 roundtable and linked headlines describe 'a dozen more House races' moving toward Democrats and 'more states' shifting in governors ratings, close to the claim date.[3]
Context. A September 15 Cook shift moved New Hampshire's Senate race toward Republicans, but New Hampshire is a blue state and this does not contradict the claim.[4]
Context. The claim drops the word 'Cook' and says 'several key races in conservative states'; the post names The Political Report without specifying which, so the claim is read as referring to Cook's ratings.
Sources
4 sources: 1 tier 1, 2 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1Cook Political Report shifts 4 governors' races toward Democratsthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 2Nonpartisan race watcher Cook Political Report shifts NY ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Episode 76: How Many Seats Will Dems Pick Up? Here's ...cookpolitical.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4This blue state is the midterms’ surprising new Senate battlegroundwashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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