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

[douglas9]

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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

[Mr.Bee]

1. Don't

eF it up!

[BaronChocula]

2. We've been here before

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]

3. 2018 redux?

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]

4. K&R

[LudwigPastorius]

5. That's great.

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

[electric_blue68]

6. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[maxsolomon]

7. 12 months from now.

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

I'm not popping the cork yet.

[Lasher]

8. Locking.

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