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Fox News Power Rankings: Democrats lead in the House, but redistricting keeps the GOP in the game

The president’s party has lost an average of 25 U.S. House seats in Trump-era midterm elections. Given that Democrats only have an edge on the generic ballot and in party affiliation, so far, they look like they’re on track for an "average" night.Republican redistricting wins change that calculation. The GOP is likely to bank about a dozen seats from new district boundaries drawn by Republican-controlled state legislatures, up to nine of those in Florida and Texas alone.Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom scored his party an extra three to five seats after voters approved his gerrymandering referendu...