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A look at the messy midterm fight for control of Congress
Politics

A look at the messy midterm fight for control of Congress

A headshot of columnist Mark Z. Barabak
Mark Potts.
By Mark Z. Barabak and Mark E. Potts
With the redistricting battle just about over, Republicans come out ahead but remain at serious risk of losing the House. Democrats face an uphill fight to seize control of the Senate, but their odds have improved in recent months.
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Mark Z. Barabak

Mark Z. Barabak is a political columnist for the Los Angeles Times, focusing on California and the West. He has covered campaigns and elections in 49 of the 50 states, including 13 presidential contests and scores of mayoral, legislative, gubernatorial and congressional races. Follow him on Bluesky at markzbarabak.bsky.social and on X at markzbarabak.

Mark E. Potts

Mark E. Potts is a former senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

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