[ The daily brief // September 17 · replayed ]

The Ohio special Senate race: 9 points toward Brown, now Brown 69 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 // September 17

Senate

58%

chance of Democratic control

+3 since the day before

Expected 51 D · likely 47 to 55

House

86%

chance of a Democratic majority

no change

Expected 237 D · likely 215 to 262

▸ What moved

The Ohio special Senate race: 9 points toward Brown, now Brown 69 percent. A new Trafalgar Group poll had Brown +4, 1,085 likely voters.

Alaska Senate: 2 points toward Sullivan, now Sullivan 67 percent. A new co/efficient poll had Sullivan +2, 799 likely voters.

Texas Senate: 2 points toward Talarico, now Talarico 56 percent. A new Emerson College poll had Talarico +1, 1,000 likely voters.

Florida's 27th district: 2 points toward Salazar, now Salazar 82 percent. A new Tulchin Research poll had Salazar +1, 600 likely voters.

The Ohio special Senate race ▸Alaska Senate ▸Texas Senate ▸Florida's 27th district ▸

▸ Lines crossed

Texas Senate is no longer a coin flip: Talarico is favored, 56 percent.

Texas Senate ▸

▸ New polls

13 new polls since the day before. The weightiest:

co/efficient (B), Alaska Senate: Sullivan +2, 799 likely voters.

Emerson College (A), Michigan Senate: El-Sayed +2, 1,000 likely voters.

Emerson College (A), Texas Senate: Talarico +1, 1,000 likely voters.

The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government (B/C), Michigan Senate: El-Sayed +3, 803 likely voters.

Quantus Insights (B/C), Montana Senate: Alme +19, 625 likely voters.

Alaska Senate ▸Michigan Senate ▸Texas Senate ▸Michigan Senate ▸Montana Senate ▸

▸ Coin flips

7 races under 55 percent either way: Iowa's 2nd district, Iowa's 1st district, Pennsylvania's 10th district, Montana's 1st district, Virginia's 2nd district, Florida's 22nd district, Texas's 35th district.

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

▸ The clock

47 days to November 3.

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