A lot of elements went into Tuesday’s unexpectedly good night for Democrats, but one of the biggest factors was a set of voters who surprisingly came through for the party: Voters who “somewhat disapprove” of President Joe Biden’s job performance.
There aren’t a lot of those voters, but in the exit polls they stand out for a few reasons. In a deeply divided country they appeared to be one of the few swing voting blocs this year and even if they “somewhat disapprove” of Biden, they seem to strongly disapprove of former President Donald Trump. CONTINUED
Dante Chinni, NBC News
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