[ The daily brief // August 29 · replayed ]

A quiet day: Senate 45, House 80, 11 coin flips

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 29

Senate

55%

chance of Republican control

no change

Expected 50 D · likely 46 to 54

House

80%

chance of a Democratic majority

no change

Expected 232 D · likely 212 to 256

▸ New polls

No new polls since the day before.

▸ Coin flips

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

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

▸ The clock

66 days to November 3.

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Days marked replayed were run after the fact with today's rules on that day's polls. The live record starts October 16.