Republican Marsha Blackburn is now narrowly edging Democrat Phil Bredesen in Tennessee’s closely-watched Senate race despite Bredesen’s higher favorability with likely voters, a new NBC News/Marist poll finds. But both Blackburn and Bredesen have seen decreased popularity since the bruising campaign — including more than $50 million spent on television […] Read more »
Sinema leads McSally in Arizona Senate race
Fueled by advantages among Latinos, independents and women, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema holds a 6-point lead over Republican Martha McSally in Arizona’s key Senate contest, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll of the state. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Trump Seen As Important Factor In Americans’ Vote, As Democrats Open Up Lead
This election really is about Donald Trump. Roughly two-thirds of voters say President Trump is a factor (either major or minor) in their vote in this year’s midterms, far more than said so in 2014 about then-President Barack Obama, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. … Democrats rated health […] Read more »
Conflicting trends and no ‘neat package’ for the midterms
According to Thursday’s USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll, a majority of midterm voters say they would prefer electing a Democrat for Congress (51 percent to 43 percent). A majority of voters also believe if Democrats win control of the House they will impeach President Trump (54 percent to 32 percent). And […] Read more »
USA Today/Suffolk Poll: There is a ‘Kavanaugh effect,’ and it boosts Democrats more than the GOP in midterms
Brett Kavanaugh now sits on the Supreme Court, but the contentious battle over his nomination continues to reverberate in the run-up to next month’s midterm elections. A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds that more than six in 10 likely voters say Kavanaugh’s confirmation after facing allegations of sexual assault […] Read more »
Battleground House districts remain close in new poll
The contest for control of the House remains close and hard fought, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll of the most-contested districts in the country, with Democrats holding a statistically insignificant lead over Republicans. The latest survey shows only a marginal change in the race during October, with […] Read more »