Election 2024: The Key Congressional Races That will Decide Congress

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🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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For most of us the presidential race is top of mind. But voters on Tuesday will also decide which party controls Congress. Across the country, 34 Senate seats and all 435 House seats are contested in this election. In a historically tight race, with Democrats controlling the Senate and Republicans holding a majority in the House by razor thin margins, a small number of races will decide which party controls each chamber of Congress. We’ll talk to experts breaking down the battleground congressional races in California and nationwide. Guests: Jessica Taylor, Senate/Governors Editor, The Cook Political Report Nicholas Wu, congressional reporter, Politico Guy Marzorati, correspondent, KQED's California Politics and Government Desk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.0	The American political system is such a strange creature.
1:06.5	The presidential election takes forever and takes up enormous resources, but down the ballot, the
1:12.3	polarization of America is also on full display. There are 34 Senate races and 435 in the House this
1:20.3	cycle. Right now, both chambers are controlled by razor-thin majorities. Dems in the Senate, Republicans
1:25.8	in the House. California could hold the key for
1:29.1	Dems flipping the House, so we'll look at those races and other close ones across the nation.
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