****BREAKING**** Marist Generic Ballot Democrats 55% MAGA 41%

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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.

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

[Beaverhausen]

1. How is it that 41% still support this idiot and his regime?

That number is way too high.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. The data indicates thirty percent of Americans prefer an authoritarian form of government.

It's probably higher but some people know such a preference makes you socially undesirable.

[TBF]

6. I'd be surprised if that's the case -

There is the small portion of very wealthy that will be helped by Trump's tax cuts and they will quietly support them. I believe the bulk of the support is the low info voters (for lack of a better term) who have bought into the "conservative lifestyle" with the accompanying racism, etc (he gives them a way to feel special because they hate the same people). I don't think many of them really desire authoritarianism - at least not for themselves!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I remember taking the Orange Line home after the Women's March in 2017

The man sitting next to me said he likes Trump because he's a boss who will get things done. That feeling is prevalent. Some folks like a "daddy".

[QueerDuck]

5. Cultists. And landline users?

[samsingh]

3. we need to remember that the economy, inflation and prices is what a lot of voters

enough to swing elections, care about.

all other issues always drop down in priority by voting time.

and any President who refuses to acknowledge economic hardship loses:

- bush 1
- trump's first term

[Prairie Gates]

4. Looks like both the NJ and VA gubernatorial results

[cally]

8. Since 2017?

Democrats flipped 41 seats in 2018! Let’s hope we do even better this time!

[Danascot]

9. "It's the economy stupid"

goes back to Clinton's campaign in 1992.

As true today as it was then.