Bacon escapes the frying pan
In one of the only House upsets to come out of Tuesday, ABC News reports that Nebraska Republican Don Bacon is projected to win reelection against Democrat Tony Vargas in the 2nd District. He leads by 2 points, 51% to 49%. There was general consensus that Bacon was highly vulnerable this cycle, especially because Harris looked likely to romp to victory (and is projected to win) in Nebraska's 2nd District, which casts its own electoral vote. 538's forecast put Vargas as a two-to-one favorite to win (classified as a "lean Democrat"), and at Inside Elections we rated the race Tilt Democratic (also one tick off of "Toss-up"). But Harris is projected to win the Omaha-based seat by only 3.7%, and Vargas fell short yet again.