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Here is something interesting I noticed in the following article, "A majority of those surveyed say Trump will have "a lot" of impact on their congressional vote on Nov. 6 – 35 percent who are casting their ballot to show their opposition to him, 23 percent to show their support. Only one in four say the president doesn't have at least some effect on their vote". As election day approaches the democratic lead appears to be widening fast and early voting numbers are triple last years early turn out in many places.
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USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: The midterms are all about Trump, and Democrats have the edge in the stretch
Susan Page and Cat Hofacker, USA TODAYPublished 7:04 a.m. ET Oct. 25, 2018 | Updated 10:35 a.m. ET Oct. 25, 2018
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/25/poll-midterm-elections-donald-trump-democrats/1742432002/
WASHINGTON – The midterm elections are all about the man who's not on the ballot.
A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds President Trump driving the decisions of a majority of voters who say they are determined to send a message of either support or opposition to him. That dynamic is giving Democrats an edge as the crucial campaign heads into the final stretch.
A majority of those surveyed say Trump will have "a lot" of impact on their congressional vote on Nov. 6 – 35 percent who are casting their ballot to show their opposition to him, 23 percent to show their support. Only one in four say the president doesn't have at least some effect on their vote.
Indeed, Trump hasn't shied from making the Nov. 6 election a referendum on him, holding huge rallies in a string of red and swing states and telling the crowds that a vote for the local Senate or House candidate is "a vote for me." Midterms are often a judgment about the sitting president, but never in modern times has one campaigned so hard to make sure it is.
That now translates to an advantage for Democrats on the generic congressional ballot – that is, the hypothetical choice between an unnamed Republican and an unnamed Democrat. By 51-43 percent, likely voters say they would support the Democratic candidate, not the Republican one, if the election were held today. That eight-point difference is a significant edge, albeit not an overwhelming one. In the USA TODAY poll in August, Democrats led by 11 points.
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USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: The midterms are all about Trump, and Democrats have the edge in the stretch
Susan Page and Cat Hofacker, USA TODAYPublished 7:04 a.m. ET Oct. 25, 2018 | Updated 10:35 a.m. ET Oct. 25, 2018
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/25/poll-midterm-elections-donald-trump-democrats/1742432002/
WASHINGTON – The midterm elections are all about the man who's not on the ballot.
A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds President Trump driving the decisions of a majority of voters who say they are determined to send a message of either support or opposition to him. That dynamic is giving Democrats an edge as the crucial campaign heads into the final stretch.
A majority of those surveyed say Trump will have "a lot" of impact on their congressional vote on Nov. 6 – 35 percent who are casting their ballot to show their opposition to him, 23 percent to show their support. Only one in four say the president doesn't have at least some effect on their vote.
Indeed, Trump hasn't shied from making the Nov. 6 election a referendum on him, holding huge rallies in a string of red and swing states and telling the crowds that a vote for the local Senate or House candidate is "a vote for me." Midterms are often a judgment about the sitting president, but never in modern times has one campaigned so hard to make sure it is.
That now translates to an advantage for Democrats on the generic congressional ballot – that is, the hypothetical choice between an unnamed Republican and an unnamed Democrat. By 51-43 percent, likely voters say they would support the Democratic candidate, not the Republican one, if the election were held today. That eight-point difference is a significant edge, albeit not an overwhelming one. In the USA TODAY poll in August, Democrats led by 11 points.
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