{"id":4326,"date":"2026-07-27T14:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4326"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:42:05","slug":"the-midterms-may-come-down-to-just-20-house-races-including-the-swingiest-swing-state-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4326","title":{"rendered":"The midterms may come down to just 20 House races, including \u2018the swingiest swing state\u2019: Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>House\u00a0Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries\u00a0on Sunday unveiled the party\u2019s Fighting for an Affordable America agenda, as he kicked off 100 days until the\u00a0midterm elections\u00a0and works to focus voter attention ahead of November.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4324\">After Trump launched war on Iran, hiked inflation through tariffs, Johnson labels election \u2018common sense vs. communism\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Pennsylvania\u2019s 7th District, tucked in the Lehigh Valley, Jeffries and\u00a0Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, rallied support at a steelworkers\u2019 union hall for Bob Brooks, a retired firefighter trying to unseat the incumbent Republican congressman as Democrats reach for the House majority.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Democrats were focused on restoring healthcare cuts, bringing the cost of living down and ending the war in Iran to beat Republicans and hold President Donald Trump accountable. The united front on Sunday comes as Democrats have fought among themselves in primaries across the country this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you put us back in charge of the United States House of Representatives, you\u2019ll get a Congress that speaks up for everyday Americans and a Congress that stands up to an out-of-control president,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Down the road, Brooks\u2019 rival, freshman\u00a0GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, is launching his own 100-day-out event.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a symbolic start to a campaign season that\u2019s been well underway for much of a tumultuous year that\u2019s included partisan redistricting battles,\u00a0contentious primaries\u00a0in both parties and weighty\u00a0Supreme Court\u00a0rulings on campaign finance.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Midterm elections are often a referendum on the president<\/h4>\n<p>Midterm elections are often a referendum on the party in power, and the contests are set against the\u00a0second term\u00a0of Trump, whose military action against\u00a0Iran\u00a0and\u00a0economic policies\u00a0backed by the Republican majority in Congress are reshaping the political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gotta win the midterms,\u201d Trump said during a visit last month to a\u00a0Mack Truck plant\u00a0in the district, where he promoted Mackenzie\u2019s candidacy.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump has made a number of visits to competitive states as GOP candidates rely on the power of the presidency to propel their campaigns. Last week he was in Georgia, a key state with a marquee Senate race, and he has a trip to battleground Michigan coming up.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the president voices support for rank-and-file Republicans during his rallies, he also devotes much of his time on stage to a wide range of issues, including the U.S.-Mexico border, opposing transgender rights and criticizing judges.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4322\">Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of \u2018fomenting hate,\u2019 saying \u2018he\u2019s supposed to the mayor of all New Yorkers\u2019 \u2014\u00a0waving off ICC war crimes charges<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Republicans are hoping the president\u2019s signature legislation, the\u00a0One Big Beautiful Bill Act\u00a0of tax breaks and spending cuts, along with a measure the House passed recently aiming to limit lawmaker\u00a0stock trading, will buoy them with voters.<\/p>\n<p>But they are up against a historical trend that sees the president\u2019s party lose seats in midterm elections and are confronting the\u00a0unpopularity of the war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are aiming to seize on voter disapproval of the war and refocus attention back to kitchen table issues like higher costs and gas prices to propel them to wins in the narrowly divided House.<\/p>\n<h4>A few seats will determine control of the House<\/h4>\n<p>Even though 435 House seats are being contested this fall, control of the House is often determined by just a handful of competitive districts. Fewer than 20 seats are among the most watched, what analysts call genuine toss-ups.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pennsylvania\u2019s 7th District is a key battleground along with contests elsewhere in the state, reflecting significant political weight not just as a presidential swing state but as the pathway to a House majority. Democrats are also targeting House contests in Pennsylvania\u2019s 1st, 8th and 10th districts \u2014 all seats controlled by Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro, who is seeking a second term this year as well, has supported Democratic candidates in the contested seats, wagering some of his own political capital. He acknowledged the state\u2019s centrality to winning the House, while alluding to its central role in presidential elections as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are, of course, the swingiest swing state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe will do our part to carry forward the goodness and the decency that defines Pennsylvania and put an end to the chaos and cruelty and the corruption that exists in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is preparing to embark on his own cross-country trip to fundraise for the GOP and stump for Republican candidates as he works to retain his majority.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have a cash edge over Democrats in the race for House control. A question hovering over the election is how the Supreme Court\u2019s June ruling affecting campaign finance could play out, with national parties now able to make direct contributions to candidate campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4320\">\u2018Kryptonite to November voters\u2019: Trump\u2019s Michigan visit puts the GOP\u2019s dilemma on display<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press writer Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House\u00a0Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries\u00a0on Sunday unveiled the party&#8217;s Fighting for an Affordable America agenda, kicking off 100 days until elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elections"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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