For Democratic lawmaker Jim Himes, ranking member of the House of Representatives' intelligence committee – the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) – the 3 November mid-terms will be a decisive moment. Not for his own re-election in his quiet Connecticut constituency, which seems a shoo-in, but in case his party wins a majority in the House.
Echoing the growing number of polls predicting a win for the Democrats, Himes, who has served in Congress since 2009, expects President


