Democrats are in the catbird's seat in the 2018 midterms.... by Chris Cillizza

[mystery-ak]

Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large

Updated 10:25 AM ET, Tue January 30, 2018

Washington (CNN)Congressional Democrats, benefiting from President Donald Trump's low approval ratings and historic trends working against the party in power, sit in the catbird seat in the battle for control, according to new House and Senate ratings from CNN.

The House, in which Democrats need a 24-seat pickup to win the majority they lost in 2010, looks more favorable at the moment -- largely due to the wide number of GOP-held seats in some level of jeopardy.

According to CNN ratings, 61 Republican seats are either toss-ups (15), leaning GOP (21) or likely GOP (25). Compare that to just 22 Democratic seats in any sort of jeopardy this fall and you begin to grasp the depth of Republican vulnerability.

more w/graphs and charts
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/30/politics/2018-state-of-play-analysis/index.html

[the_doc]

I believe the GOP could very well pick up about 50 seats.  We are about to see the smoldering topic of the Deep State become a firestorm.