By Lisa Hagen and Mike Lillis - 10/15/16 11:55 AM EDT
Democrats have renewed hope that they can put the House into play after a wave of groping allegations against GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump shook the political world over the last week.
Internal polling in the wake of the 2005 audio leak is slowly trickling in, but the party has its eyes on a handful of districts once seen far out of reach.
The odds are long to retake the chamber: To have any shot, Democrats must not only flip all of their top targets but also tap into a number of reach districts that span from Florida to California.
Complicating their quest, Democrats are struggling to lock up sure victories against vulnerable GOP incumbents offering the best pickup opportunities. A Democratic internal poll shows a dead heat for Rep. Rod Blum’s (R-Iowa.) seat, once thought an easy win. And Democrats’ main super-PAC is now running ads in key races like that in Rep. Will Hurd's (R) south Texas district, indicating that Trump's influence down-ballot has not been as harmful as Democrats had hoped.
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