{
  "id": 17578572,
  "title": "What's it like to run for Congress when the odds are stacked heavily against you?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/whats-it-like-to-run-for-congress-when-the-odds-are-stacked-heavily",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-5995461/midterm-elections-noncompetitive-districts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The majority of congressional races this cycle are rated either solid Democrat or solid Republican. They're the opposite of tossups, where candidates from the minority party face near impossible odds.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}