That IS the generic ballot polling result from a NPR/PBS News Marist Poll
The lead for Democrats is a wopping 14% points….
While Donald Trump may not do much of anything to deal with these numbers?
Republicxanbs in Congress better if they want to keep their jobs in Jan. 2027….
Wait?
A Democratic US House wouldn’t be something ole Donald would enjoy for two years either, eh?
And Yes….
The Midterm election IS a year away…..
Democrats have opened a 14-point lead over Republicans in a national NPR/PBS News Marist Poll survey asking which party voters would back if the midterms were held today.
Why it matters: It’s the largest advantage Democrats have held in a Marist poll since 2017, yet another positive sign for a party looking to make a comeback next year after a cascade of victories earlier this month in off-year elections.
Driving the news: Among 1,291 registered voters, 55% said they’d vote for the Democratic candidate in their House district, compared to 41% who said they’d back the Republican, according to a NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll national survey conducted last week.
- Another 3% said they would vote for another party’s candidate, and 1% were unsure.
- When voters were last asked the question, back in November of last year, they were evenlydivided, 48% to 48%.
- The Democrats have not held such a commanding lead in the survey since November 2017 — roughly the same point as today in President Trump’s first term.
Context: This is a single high-quality poll, but composites show a similar trend, albeit with a narrower Democratic lead….
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Between the lines: Democrats began the year mired in an identity and favorability crisis, with an apparent leadership vacuum and shut out of power on the Hill.
- Democrats’ frustration with their own party and the tensions between its old and new guard are still very much prevalent.
- But elections earlier this month delivered a resounding rebuke to Trump, with Democrats claiming expected victories — but on head-turning margins.
The intrigue: Progressives and moderates alike centered much of their recent campaign messaging on affordability, which Trump has since tried to echo.
- In the NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll survey, one issue stood out as the clear winner when voters were asked what the Trump administration’s top priority should be: lowering prices.
- Nearly three out of five (57%) voters said that should be the administration’s priority, compared with just 16% who chose controlling immigration and 10% who selected reducing crime.
There is still a year to go,…
Piling ON by the pundits….
2026 Is Looking Terrible for Republicans
Lakshya Jain: “If the election were held today, Republicans may be facing a blue wave larger than the 2018 midterms, which resulted in a commanding Democratic House majority. Put simply, they are in really bad shape.”
“How bad? Consider this: In our survey fielded right after the election, Nov. 10-17, Republicans trailed by four percentage points among registered voters. When we pushed undecided voters to pick a side, that deficit expanded to six percentage points. And after that was filtered to just those who said they were likely to vote, it grew even further, to 7.6 points.”