Democrats' Midterm Advantage Is Nearly Gone

[applegrove]

https://politicalwire.com/2018/05/09/democrats-midterm-advantage-is-nearly-gone/

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A new CNN poll finds the Democratic party’s edge over Republicans in the generic congressional ballot is nearly gone, 47% to 44%.

“Voters also are divided almost evenly over whether the country would be better off with the Democrats in control of Congress (31%) or with the GOP in charge (30%). A sizable 34% — including nearly half of independent voters (48%) — say it doesn’t matter which party controls Congress.”

Reality check: the FiveThirtyEight polling average still shows Democrats ahead by eight points, 48% to 40%.

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[Loki Liesmith]

1. Wrong

Average.Your.Polls.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. This graphic seem to be right on.

What is with these outlier Polling Companies getting all the ink? People have to look at the Poll and who paid for it and who is doing the Polling.

The mentioned Polling Company tends to be bent way to the right.

[applegrove]

2. Democrats need to drumbeat health care sabotage and tax cuts disadvantages to ordinary americans.

[Ccarmona]

4. The Dems Need to Be For Something

The 2016 election proved just being Anti-Trump isn’t enough. The Dems would win in a heartbeat if they ALL came out in favor of:

$15 minimum wage
Medicare for All
Free College for All
Anti-War
Legal Marijuana
Overturning Citizens United
Pro-Teacher

But some in Democratic Leadership have balked in supporting these issues, and are in peril of remaining in the Minority.

[bettyellen]

9. We had literally the best Dem platform ever and the media ignored it. Sounds like you did too?

Well thanks so much for the help in 2016! That worked out well, didn’t it?

[Ccarmona]

16. It's not the Media's Job to Promote the Democratic Platform

The media is owned by major corporations and they’re not political organizations.
It’s up to the Democrats to be figuratively standing on every corner of the Country and shouting out what they stand for.

[mvd]

21. I thought the platform and some of the convention was good

after that the focus got too much on Trump himself and converting moderate Repukes. Kaine is a nice guy but wasn't a great VP choice IMO. Democrats do stand for things but need the message to get out.

[bettyellen]

22. The media should be giving people policy information instead of BS gossip. And people online

Saying there was no platform when they could have gone online and looked for it- but didn’t bother- are also a huge part of the problem. Repeating lies about Dems is a problem.

[mcar]

11. Please show me where any Dem didn't stand for "something"

Including much of what you listed.

[Ccarmona]

15. Huh?

How do you show nothing?

[mcar]

18. So you are saying Dems stood for nothing in 2016?

Really?

[bettyellen]

23. I can't believe this ignorance.

[mcar]

24. It explains a lot

but still makes me

[mvd]

20. Great platform!

Overturning Citizens United might have to be first on the list to make everything else easier..

As as far as the poll goes, very possibly an outlier. Though I don't trust the electorate to have one ounce of common sense after the insanity of Trump.

[mindem]

6. Along with protecting social security

The repukes are taking jabs at it more frequently, and they will use the enormous budget deficit they are creating to justify huge cuts to SS. Everyone on social security or close to getting it should be ready to riot.

[Ccarmona]

17. Good Point. I Forgot Social Security

[DFW]

5. Sounds like WB

Wolf Blitzer/Wishful Blowhard

[Cha]

13. Yeah, horserace shite.

[octoberlib]

7. No, it's not.

Link to tweet

New generic ballot polls clearly show Ds are definitely going to either win or lose the House.

- CNN: D+3
- CBS: D+9
- Economist/YouGov: D+9

Link to tweet

Good example of why you shouldn't pay much attention to individual polls. FiveThirtyEight's average has Dems at +7, as it has been, give or take a point or two, since February.




CNN poll is an outlier.

[NoMoreRepugs]

8. The momentum of the Mueller Investigation and daily revelations in the MSM of what tRUMP and his

minions have done and are doing will help that Blue Wave grow and grow. At least that's my tinfoil hat prediction and fervent hope.

[nevergiveup]

10. Too bad there isn't a poll for enthusiasm.

In the final analysis this is what will matter. At this moment in time, we got it.

[Garrett78]

12. Republicans have been so successful at undermining effectiveness of and trust in government...

...with the help of their procedural war...that they've convinced a third of the population that it doesn't matter which party is in charge. Democrats must find a way to address this.

[applegrove]

14. Absolutely.

[Initech]

19. Right now the Kochs, the NRA, and the Heritage Foundation control Congress.

We *NEED* to wrestle it back from them.