Nov. 6 will witness the collision of two powerful political forces. Antipathy to President Trump will slam headlong into America’s current political geography. What emerges from that crash will determine not only control of Congress, but also the course of our national politics. CONT. Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill Read more »
Democrats regain clear advantage in midterms shaping up as referendum on President Trump
Two months ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats hold a clear advantage over Republicans in congressional vote support, with antipathy toward President Trump fueling Democratic enthusiasm, even among those in the party who stayed home four years ago, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. The survey also points to […] Read more »
Democrats Are In Their Best Position Yet To Retake The House
If Labor Day is the traditional inflection point in the midterm campaign — the point when the election becomes something that’s happening right now — then Democrats should feel pretty good about where they stand in their quest to win the U.S. House. Although it can be a noisy indicator, […] Read more »
High-profile Missouri Senate race locked in a dead heat
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is tied with Republican challenger Josh Hawley, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll of Missouri, in one of the most high-profile races of 2018 that could determine control of the U.S. Senate. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Democrats’ 2018 Primary Turnout Mirrors Previous Wave Elections
As both parties begin their final post-Labor Day sprint to Election Day, there are concrete signs that Democratic voters are fired up heading into the midterm elections. Nowhere is that more evident than in the majority of states that have already held primaries. There’s been massive increases in Democratic turnout […] Read more »
Trouble for Trump? Poll shows midterm election edge for Democrats and female candidates
The political landscape for the midterm elections favors Democrats in general and female candidates in particular, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll says, raising the prospect of significant perils for President Donald Trump in the next Congress. At the traditional Labor Day start of the campaign’s fall sprint, those surveyed […] Read more »