Sep 8, 2026 · 25 min · 17 segments
Republicans stage a Dallas midterm convention to raise enthuiasm, but polls remain grim. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel and veteran pollster Scott Rasmussen discuss GOP trouble spots and…
Scott RasmussenGuest
Kim StrasselHost
And, you know, you set it up a minute ago by saying we're now at Labor Day and it's beginning the season.
One of the biggest problems people in our world have in understanding the political dynamic is we live in a 10-10-80 nation.
You know, you've got 10 percent who are on the left who are at war with 10 percent on the right.
So some of us can tell you all the details of everything that's happened going back for the last year or two since the last major election.
And also, I think what you're saying, too, is that, you know, some of those results that came out of primaries are being driven more by those 10-10 sides on either side and that this could be a different environment.
What odds do you actually give Republicans right now for holding a the House and be the Senate?
Well, if you're asking about odds, you know, that's something I don't like to talk about.
The Republicans, I think, have a decent shot or probably slight favorites still to take the Senate, but it's nowhere near as secure as it was a few months ago.
We're releasing a new product called Scott's Scoreboard, where we're going to be showing every race that's out there.
And right now, our numbers show the Republicans are kind of in good shape for 47 Senate seats, Democrats for 46.
And some of the races, like Texas being a toss-up right now, We didn't expect.
And, you know, you set it up a minute ago by saying we're now at Labor Day and it's beginning the season.
One of the biggest problems people in our world have in understanding the political dynamic is we live in a 10-10-80 nation.
You know, you've got 10 percent who are on the left who are at war with 10 percent on the right.
So some of us can tell you all the details of everything that's happened going back for the last year or two since the last major election.
And also, I think what you're saying, too, is that, you know, some of those results that came out of primaries are being driven more by those 10-10 sides on either side and that this could be a different environment.
What odds do you actually give Republicans right now for holding a the House and be the Senate?
Well, if you're asking about odds, you know, that's something I don't like to talk about.
The Republicans, I think, have a decent shot or probably slight favorites still to take the Senate, but it's nowhere near as secure as it was a few months ago.
We're releasing a new product called Scott's Scoreboard, where we're going to be showing every race that's out there.
And right now, our numbers show the Republicans are kind of in good shape for 47 Senate seats, Democrats for 46.
And some of the races, like Texas being a toss-up right now, We didn't expect.
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