[ The daily brief // August 26 · replayed ]

Democrats' Senate odds down 6 to 39 percent

The day's story, written by the model's own rules from what moved on the board. When Lilly has something to say, her words come first.

▸ The board // August 26

Senate

61%

chance of Republican control

−6 since the day before

Expected 50 D · likely 46 to 53

House

77%

chance of a Democratic majority

no change

Expected 231 D · likely 211 to 253

▸ What moved

Nebraska Senate: 20 points toward Ricketts, now Ricketts 84 percent. A new Impact Research poll had even, 600 likely voters.

Iowa Senate: 12 points toward Hinson, now Hinson 77 percent. A new Suffolk University poll had Hinson +5, 500 likely voters.

Texas's 15th district: 12 points toward Pulido, now Cruz 73 percent. A new Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center poll had Pulido +5, 700 likely voters.

New Hampshire Senate: 9 points toward Sununu, now Pappas 83 percent. A new University of New Hampshire poll had Sununu +2, 1,846 likely voters.

Nebraska Senate ▸Iowa Senate ▸Texas's 15th district ▸New Hampshire Senate ▸

▸ Lines crossed

Pennsylvania's 1st district is no longer a coin flip: Fitzpatrick is favored, 55 percent.

Pennsylvania's 1st district ▸

▸ New polls

10 new polls since the day before. The weightiest:

Suffolk University (A-), Iowa Senate: Hinson +5, 500 likely voters.

Quantus Insights (B/C), Ohio's 1st district: Landsman +3, 509 likely voters.

University of New Hampshire (B-), New Hampshire Senate: Sununu +2, 1,846 likely voters.

Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center, Texas's 15th district: Pulido +5, 700 likely voters.

Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center, Texas's 34th district: Gonzalez +3, 700 likely voters.

Iowa Senate ▸Ohio's 1st district ▸New Hampshire Senate ▸Texas's 15th district ▸Texas's 34th district ▸

▸ Coin flips

12 races under 55 percent either way: Florida's 22nd district, Texas's 35th district, Michigan's 10th district, Iowa's 3rd district, Michigan's 7th district, Pennsylvania's 7th district, Virginia's 2nd district, Virginia's 1st district and more.

Florida's 22nd district ▸Texas's 35th district ▸Michigan's 10th district ▸Iowa's 3rd district ▸Michigan's 7th district ▸Pennsylvania's 7th district ▸Virginia's 2nd district ▸Virginia's 1st district ▸

▸ The clock

69 days to November 3.

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