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douglas9

(5,814 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 02:01 PM Nov 2025

Poll: Democrats have biggest advantage for control of Congress in 8 years

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Source: NPR

Heading into the 2026 midterm elections, there are some very big warning signs for Republicans in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

The survey of 1,443 adults, conducted from Nov. 10-13, found:

Democrats holding their largest advantage, 14 points, since 2017 on the question of who respondents would vote for if the midterm elections were held today;

President Trump's approval rating is just 39%, his lowest since right after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol;

A combined 6-in-10 blame congressional Republicans or Trump for the government shutdown; and
Nearly 6-in-10 say Trump's top priority should be lowering prices — and no other issue comes close.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/19/nx-s1-5611088/poll-democrats-republicans-trump-approval-inflation

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Poll: Democrats have biggest advantage for control of Congress in 8 years (Original Post) douglas9 Nov 2025 OP
Don't Mr.Bee Nov 2025 #1
We've been here before BaronChocula Nov 2025 #2
2018 redux? fujiyamasan Nov 2025 #3
K&R BlueWavePsych Nov 2025 #4
That's great. LudwigPastorius Nov 2025 #5
🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 electric_blue68 Nov 2025 #6
12 months from now. maxsolomon Nov 2025 #7
Locking. Lasher Nov 2025 #8

Mr.Bee

(1,786 posts)
1. Don't
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 02:23 PM
Nov 2025
eF it up!

BaronChocula

(4,463 posts)
2. We've been here before
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 02:30 PM
Nov 2025

In this same spot.

Repeating the same actions again and again expecting a different outcome each time is the definition of stupidity. What other nation would have democratically re-elected a repugnant incompetent fascist, forgetting what a repugnant incompetent fascist he was the first time?

fujiyamasan

(1,617 posts)
3. 2018 redux?
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 03:15 PM
Nov 2025

Not sure what voters expected voting for him last year.

Oh well, I’d much rather have gridlock than having a rubber stamp congress heading by lackeys like Johnson and Thune. I especially want to see that speaker gavel out of little Mikey’s hand.

Maybe they can impeach him for the third time. It would be kind of fun to watch it happen. First president impeached in each term he served in office!

BlueWavePsych

(3,321 posts)
4. K&R
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 04:04 PM
Nov 2025

LudwigPastorius

(14,602 posts)
5. That's great.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 04:14 PM
Nov 2025

Let's primary a bunch of our incumbents! /s

electric_blue68

(26,777 posts)
6. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 07:19 PM
Nov 2025

maxsolomon

(38,580 posts)
7. 12 months from now.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 07:25 PM
Nov 2025

The mid-decade gerrymandering push has yet to play out.

I'm not popping the cork yet.

Lasher

(29,538 posts)
8. Locking.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:53 PM
Nov 2025

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