The numbers that Republicans say show Democratic midterm targets are a ‘political hallucination’

Published March 17, 2026 11:51am ET



Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we have a dive into the fundraising numbers that show that Democrats’ target list of midterm districts is aspirational, to put it politely, or a “political hallucination,” if you are less polite, plus how Donald Trump is uniting British politicians …

Democrats keep expanding their battleground map of midterm target seats, but do they really have any chance in some of the districts they claim they can win?

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