The battle for control of the House has tightened in 58 competitive districts across the country, according to the newest NPR poll of the congressional battlefield. Democrats trail Republicans in those seats by a three-point gap, lagging 44 percent to 47 percent. In June, Democrats had 41 percent support to the GOP’s 49 percent. The big caveat comes from Glen Bolger, who tells NPR “the bad news for Democrats is that there are now more of their seats at risk. The battleground has expanded. ‘That's a succinct way to put it," Bolger said. ‘Having Republicans ahead or tied across 86 districts just gives Republicans a much larger margin for error to win back the House.’ … Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg sees a small, but silver lining. ‘This is still an election that it would be very hard for Democrats to hold the House with these numbers,’ Greenberg said. ‘But there is movement here and it's not trivial movement.’”
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