Half of registered voters heading into Tuesday’s midterm elections believe their own member of Congress deserves re-election, by one percentage point the lowest Gallup has recorded in its final pre-election poll over the past seven midterm elections. Just 29% of voters say most members deserve re-election. The latter indicator of […] Read more »
Two Visions of Patriotism Clash in the Midterm Elections
President Trump has spent his 21 months in office labeling his critics as unpatriotic. … As the nation goes to the polls in what is widely seen as a referendum on the president’s conduct, policies and character, both his supporters and his opponents are expressing sharply contrasting views on issues […] Read more »
Democrats are likely to do very well in governors’ races
Much of the attention on Election Night will be on the battle for control in Congress, but there will also be 36 governors’ races across the country. Republicans currently control 26 of these seats compared to Democrats’ nine and one independent. If the polling is correct, there will be a […] Read more »
Democrats More Worried Than Republicans About Election
More than eight in 10 Democrats and Democratic leaners (81%) say they are very or somewhat worried about what will happen if Republicans maintain control of one or both houses of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Alternatively, 66% of Republicans and Republican leaners say they are very or somewhat worried […] Read more »
Democrats have slight edge in close Florida Senate, governor races
On the eve of Election Day, Democrats have a slight edge in Florida’s high-stakes Senate and gubernatorial contests, a new NBC News/Marist poll finds. At the top of the ticket, Democrat Andrew Gillum is up among likely voters against Republican Ron DeSantis, 50 percent to 46 percent, within the poll’s […] Read more »
Democrats Have Much More at Stake in Tuesday’s Balloting
Both parties have a lot at stake in the midterms, but it’s the Democrats for whom Tuesday’s elections are do or die. … Losing control of the House would be bad for Trump, who would have to adjust to a new political landscape and worry about his coalition going into […] Read more »