The Political Environment May Be Improving For Democrats

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The Political Environment May Be Improving For Democrats

July 31, 2022 at 4:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 1 Comment

https://politicalwire.com/2022/07/31/political-environment-may-be-improving-for-democrats/

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Nate Silver: “Their chances of winning the Senate now stand at 55 percent. That’s up from 47 percent from forecast launch on June 30. It’s also up from 40 percent in a retroactive forecast dated back to June 1.”

“This is matched by Democrats’ improved position on the generic congressional ballot, which asks voters which party they would support in a congressional election. Democrats are now essentially tied with Republicans in our generic ballot polling average, after having trailed by 2 to 3 percentage points over most of the late spring and early summer.”

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[usonian]

1. kick

Even if I hate polls as backward-looking money-sinks.
They're somewhat OK when I agree with the conclusions.

[Bayard]

2. Hope they're right

I'm sick of hearing how we're going to lose the House, and barely hang on to the Senate.

[Qutzupalotl]

3. Overturning Roe was a dog-caught-the-car moment.

Now what do they do?

They're exposed as the extremists that they are. Spiteful votes against veterans aren't helping.

If the reconciliation bill goes through, we just might run away with this thing.