Cnn exit polls. yehaaaaaaa

[brettdale]

Not looking good for trumpy.

[sunonmars]

1. and will probably get worse......

[imanamerican63]

2. I'm glad but?

Exit polls for Hillary didn't turn out correct!

[elleng]

5. Where? Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania?

[NewsCenter28]

10. Hi Ellen

It's the national house exit poll from CNN. Dems seem to have a 11-17 point national house lead based on my guess.

[elleng]

13. Thanks, NewsCenter28.

Must say I'm not interested in 'national house' polls/statements/conclusions.

[elleng]

3. From where?

[LuvLoogie]

4. They have him at 44% approval. That's too high

[NewsCenter28]

11. Disagree strongly

It's lower than Bush in 2006 and Obama in 2010 who were both decimated by the midterms. Not sure why you think an approval rating needs to be under 40 for a Dem majority? What historical and scientific data do you use to support that claim? Traditionally, a vulnerable incumbent matches the president's approval rating at best in house races where the national environment is catastrophic for the ruling party, like this.

[LuvLoogie]

20. Both those times were before the districts were redrawn to fuck us.

This IS a referendum on trump. I think we need a 20 point approval vs disapproval spread in order to get a cushion in the house.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

16. More people voting are against him than for him.

Now, the voting approval rate is probably 4-7% higher than his general approval rate, meaning that there's 4-7% of people who dislike Trump who didn't bother to vote. That doesn't close the gap, though.

[LuvLoogie]

21. I think we need a solid 15 to 20 point spread to overcome the gerrymandering.

That the Carolinas aren't at 70% plus turn out makes me want to buy canned goods.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

6. hope hope hope

[brettdale]

7. First time voters

Are up.

[PA Democrat]

15. 16% polled were first time voters.

I think they said it was 10% when Obama won in 2008.

[still_one]

8. Don't believe exit polls. Vote

[unblock]

9. yeah, the gold standard for determining if an election is fair somehow doesn't work in america....

[sunonmars]

12. Health care biggest issue by a margin.....41%

[NewsCenter28]

14. Saw that on CNN too

That health care data is huge!

[Tipperary]

17. I tend not to believe polls anymore.

I have voted and hoping for the best.

[PA Democrat]

18. Link and more info

Two-thirds of voters say their vote in today's congressional election is about Donald Trump, according to early exit polls, and more say they're showing up at the polls to express opposition than support for the President. The President's approval rating is net negative among the nation's voters, and more say things in the country are on the wrong track than that they are going in the right direction. Still, nearly 7 in 10 say the economy is in good shape, and those who say their personal finances are in better shape now than two years ago outnumber those who feel their finances have worsened.

About 4 in 10 voters turning out to vote across the country choose health care as the most important problem facing the country, and more, 7 in 10, say the nation's health care system needs major changes. About 2 in 10 each choose the economy and immigration as their top issue, and 1 in 10 say it's gun policy.

With a historically diverse slate of candidates on ballots nationwide, about half of voters say it's very important to them that more women are elected to public office and that more racial and ethnic minorities are elected.

A sizeable 1 in 6 voters say this election is the first time they're casting a ballot in a midterm contest.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/election-2018-exit-poll-analysis/ar-BBPpP4H

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. From a discussion I heard on NPR yesterday, I think we can discount exit polls due to the amount...

of early voting that's already happened. Exit polls only gauge election day activity.