In the intense race for House control, candidates in the most competitive districts have mostly followed a similar playbook, boosting their moderate credentials while playing to a middle ground of voters.

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted Rep. Scott Perry’s (R-Pa.) race toward Democrats on Friday, calling the contest a toss-up. Perry is in a competitive race with Democrat Janelle Stelson in a battle Cook previously had rated as “lean Republican.

Democrats have a very, very thin path to keeping control of the Senate, where they currently have a 51-49 majority. West Virginia is considered gone following the retirement of Sen. Joe Manchin, and M