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Fierce partisan skirmishing suggests control of the House will be decided in 2026 by a whisker, which may not be so.

Since World War II, the out party has averaged a gain of more than two dozen seats. Democrats need to gain three for control

A handful of seats are all that keep Republicans in control of the House, giving President Trump untrammeled sway over, well, pretty much everything, from the economy to the jokes on late-night TV to the design of the Cracker Barrel logo .

It’s a number that’s both tantalizing and fraught, depending on your political perspective.

For Democrats, that eyelash-thin margin means they’re thisclose to regaining power and a political toehold i

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