Tuesday’s midterm election is about many things. It’s about health care and immigration. It’s about the economy. It’s about power and who will hold it, both in Washington and in the states. Above all, it’s about something more elemental: what kind of country Americans see today and want to see […] Read more »
Democrats Open Up A Big Lead On Eve Of Midterms, But Trump Gets High Marks On The Economy: IBD/TIPP Poll
With voter interest in the midterm elections at historic heights, Democrats opened up a 9-point lead over Republicans on the question of who should control Congress after the midterm elections, while President Donald Trump’s approval rating remained unchanged at 40%, according to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll. The two top issues […] Read more »
Three early races to watch on election night
Election Day is Tuesday, but with late votes and close races we might not know which party controls the House and Senate until the wee hours of the next day — or after. If you are watching closely, however, you can probably get a good idea of the way things […] Read more »
Election Fundamentals in 2018
The modelers at FiveThirtyEight have made a compelling case that we should expect Republicans to pick up a seat or two in the upcoming U.S. Senate election. The purpose of this post is to show that this is essentially the same prediction we would have made two years ago, once […] Read more »
House Democrats in position to gain but still face hurdles — CBS News poll
It may not be easy for Democrats to take the House majority, as they have to win a string of districts in Republican territory and get strong turnout, but they head into Tuesday in position to do so — even if narrowly. CBS News ran three scenarios. Scenario one is […] Read more »
Democrats hold 7-point edge in final national NBC/WSJ poll
Democrats hold a 7-point advantage over Republicans in the final national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll before Tuesday’s midterm elections, with both parties showing record enthusiasm and interest in the upcoming contests. … Trump’s job rating among likely voters is 46 percent approve, 52 percent disapprove – essentially unchanged from […] Read more »