Six months out from the midterm election, Republicans running for Congress are enjoying the strongest public support they have seen in a decade, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. As President Joe Biden struggles to gain political momentum, the GOP is also getting more favorable marks on key issues like inflation — signaling challenging, if not dismal, days ahead for the Democratic Party.
Roughly half of U.S. adults — 47 percent — said they would support a Republican candidate if the 2022 midterm election was held today, and slightly fewer — 44 percent — back the Democrats. Republicans have strong support among independents who break toward the GOP by 7 points, and only one in 10 say they’re still undecided on which party to support. CONTINUED
Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour
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