CNN ADMITS DEMS LEAD IN 2018 MIDTERM ELECTION POLLS EVAPORATING
Trump at highest approval rating since 100 day mark
Clifford Cunningham
Infowars.com
MARCH 29, 2018
The Democratic Party’s advantage on the generic ballot for the upcoming 2018 midterms has fallen by nearly ten percent, according to a new poll from CNN – a margin of victory that further calls into question the concept of a “blue wave.”
The poll found that 50% of registered voters say they would cast a ballot for a Democrat in their congressional district, while 44% say they would vote for a Republican.
While a six percentage point advantage is notable, the latest poll represents a major decline in support for the Democratic Party since February, when the same poll showed Democrats with 16-point advantage.
Despite declining support for Democrats compared to Republicans, Democratic voters are more enthusiastic about voting in November.
Approximately 51% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting in November, compared to just 36% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents.
The poll also showed President Trump’s approval rating has climbed to 42% – the highest mark since he passed 100 days in office.
It is worth noting that the last time Democrats had a similar polling advantage over Republicans was in 2008, prior to the Republican-dominated redistricting that followed the 2010 Census.
Riding Obama’s coattails, Democrats picked up 23 House seats with a ten percentage point margin of victory over Republicans.
Since 2010, Democrats have not won more than eight House seats in any one election year.
As Democrats are defending Senate seats in ten states won by President Trump in 2016, while Republicans are defending only one seat in a state won by Hillary Clinton, the prospects of Democrats recapturing the Senate were dim even before the latest poll showing their evaporating polling advantage.
The generic polling and enthusiasm gap will most impact the race to control the House, where Democratic enthusiasm and decreased Republican turnout could still be enough to flip control of the chamber despite the shrinking Democratic polling advantage.
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