Too many seem to be in despair and disillusioned with the ascendant of the Supreme Court’s second misogynist. It is sad but here is the deal. This was our own making. We will deserve this continued state of depression if we do not get our buts up and give credulity to this poll. A poll is an instant in time. The vote at the polls is the reality. Read this. Dig deep and let is make it happen.
The Washington Post reported the following.
Most of the battleground districts are now in GOP hands and their vote went heavily for Republicans in 2016. Likely voters who live in 69 battleground House districts across the country narrowly prefer Democratic candidates, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School survey, a potentially worrying sign for Republicans given that the overwhelming percentage of these districts are currently in GOP hands.
With just a month to the midterm elections and with early voting set to begin in many states, the new poll highlights the challenge for Republicans as they seek to maintain their House majority at a time when President Trump’s approval rating remains below 50 percent despite sustained economic growth, low unemployment and a rising stock market.
The survey of 2,672 likely voters by The Post and the Schar School at George Mason University shows that likely voters in these districts favor Democrats by a slight margin: 50 percent prefer the Democratic nominee and 46 percent prefer the Republican. By way of comparison, in 2016 these same districts favored Republican candidates over Democratic ones by 15 percentage points, 56 percent to 41 percent.
Women are driving Democratic support in the battleground districts, favoring the party’s candidates by 54 percent to 40 percent. Men in these districts favor Republicans by 51 percent to 46 percent. That gender difference continues a pattern that has been seen throughout the year in other polls and in special elections.
The ball is in our court. Now, will we perform? I think we will.