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Democrats are currently leading Republicans in the RealClearPolling generic congressional average

A blue wave may not be as certain as some polls have predicted, experts warn ahead of Election Day, noting forecasts may be skewed because Trump supporters are notoriously difficult to reach, according to a report.

While current polls paint a positive picture for Democrats ahead of the midterms this November 3 — some pollsters are questioning whether that number may be inflated due to supporters of President Donald Trump being difficult to reach by pollsters, Axios reported.

Polls previously underestimated Trump’s support during the presidential races in 2016, 2020 and 2024. Even though midterm polling is typically more accurate, some still underestimated Republican support in 2022, Scott Keeter, senior survey adviser at Pew Research Center, told Axios.

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[–] SplitTheUSInFour@lemmy.world 4 points 21 minutes ago

Lol. It never is.

Wtf is so confusing to everyone else though? Your wife beating neighbor isn't suddenly going to see the light. That person gets just as many rights as the rest of us.

The system is broken. The US cannot stand as a singular country anymore. The world is always going to fight and it's not always going to be our responsibility to police it. I don't want to be Team America World Police. Let this place gooooooooo. Let these territories make laws that better fit their societies instead of playing two sides of the same coin for eternity.

[–] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 minutes ago* (last edited 5 minutes ago)

Well I just checked and apparently we're gonna solve our problems this time by not voting just like last time...ya know because "both sides".

[–] blastosist@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

I hope that it is a big blue wave and this corrupt lunatic will have a congress with a spine but I am getting 2016 Clinton hubris vibes.

[–] DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 4 points 57 minutes ago (3 children)

Democrats aren't winning shit. Regardless of the actual legit results, you can bet your ass that the Republicans won't concede power.

[–] SplitTheUSInFour@lemmy.world 1 points 20 minutes ago

RepubliCrats anyways. Democratic Party is a branch of the Republican party today.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 1 points 39 minutes ago* (last edited 34 minutes ago) (1 children)

Bet your ass they will.

Republicans depend on the "good cop" to "save the day" by taking office and "fixing" things by rolling the gains back a bit (but not reverse anything).

... just as Democrats depend on Republicans to blame for their "failures" (like when they pretend to try and raise minimum wage).

You must be new to US politics. It's a tag team. Watch and see.

[–] SplitTheUSInFour@lemmy.world 1 points 19 minutes ago

Yep. Clear as day. We're all on the outside. No idea how no one sees it.

[–] blastosist@lemmy.zip 1 points 39 minutes ago

You might be correct.

[–] ElChinchilla@lemmy.world 0 points 29 minutes ago

The only thing Clinton and Harris taught me was that Dems (and boomers) dislike them some highly qualified, educated women.

I will vote dem predominantly going forward (bus analogy and all that) but damn, like folding pocket aces. The opponent makes it even more cutting.

[–] Gpennyhigh@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

They can win a majority but it won't do much, and then people will get mad they didn't fix everything they don't like and swing back to maga in '28. The road to Idiocracy is paved with repeating bad choices.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 24 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Right now Dem leaders are crunching the numbers, figuring out how many bribe checks they can cash and still win 51% of the vote, or 50.00001%, even better. Their best political strategists are ON IT. Just like in the last election. Nothing has fundamentally changed. Not a single. effing. thing.

[–] Yuccagnocchiyaki@lemmy.world 2 points 41 minutes ago

Hey! It's hard work for them make sure that we have a tight margin so that we can always be JUST SHY of whatever the working class wants.

JUST VOTE "BLUE" HARDER

[–] KeithD@lemmy.nz 16 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

49.99999%. You can raise more money by almost winning, and that's what the consultants are incentivised to do.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 3 points 46 minutes ago

https://youtu.be/sI0vtqxoG1k?t=95

video contentLex Luthor beats up The Question, while explaining: "President? Do you know how much power I'd have to give up to be President?"

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Payday is before and during elections. Not after

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 2 points 34 minutes ago

Payday is every day. they don't stop receiving "donations". Ever.

[–] myyass@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (3 children)

There should be a website about politicians, their history, their policies, what they actually voted for versus their stance. The democratic party has proven they're one side of the same coin, but there are still people out there trying to make a change.

Charles Crist is a prime example of being a Repulicrat and a Democran.

[–] Yuccagnocchiyaki@lemmy.world 3 points 40 minutes ago (1 children)

There is. It's called Track AIPAC But now AIPAC is changing a lot of their funding sources. I'm sure much more goes to our resident foreign paid agents through crypto too

[–] myyass@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

I'll check it out; ironically I have to write a paper for class on special interest groups and yeah that's one of the two I picked.

[–] Nurgus@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Voting record isn't as useful as you'd think. They tend to vote for policy they don't like when they don't have the numbers to stop it. Purely so they can take credit for a popular thing they fought against.

[–] bonesawmcl@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

But a record (and a voting populace using that record) would also disincentivise such voting behavior, would it not?

[–] myyass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Tell me about. It's always fun to hear "70% voted in favor for this amendment, we will find a way to overrule this."

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

There should be a website about politicians, their history, their policies, what they actually voted for versus their stance.

Wish there was a government Wikipedia that lets you click through a represenative's/senator's committee assignments by person, that but backwards, see a person's voting history in an easy chart, dig around in issues, and who donated what to which candidate.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

ballotpedia is pretty reliable but not quite as detailed as you're looking for

[–] myyass@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Well put. I didn't even think of the ~~bribes~~ donations. It's a lengthy process to research preliminaries.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 points 8 hours ago

The turdpublicans will just try to cheat anyways.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 23 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I was there in 2016. Ain't nothing in the bag.

[–] TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Half the country in 2016:

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[–] likebudda@reddthat.com 65 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

In a universe where Donald can win two elections literally anything is possible. His supporters would vote for a wet fart if it was directed at a minority.

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[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Democrat old guard will fight it tooth and nail. Vote early so you can hide MAGA momma's car keys on election day or unhook MAGA dad's car battery (and disconnect and hide the terminal wires too). Or just relax that day if you're fortunate enough to not have those types in your life.

Republicans just really wanna use slurs and dont like seeing queer people in public. They're quiet right now while the gas prices are high but they're still gonna vote ref again.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

Don't worry they'll find a way to blow it.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 35 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Turnout is all that matters, and polls anticipate turnout/motivation.

Always be voting for lesser evil! Rural people get luxury gay space communism voting lines. Seniors/evangelicals always turn out. You better believe that evangelicals hold their nose when they vote for Trump, but Armageddon and Israel worship is part of their programming. If you be voting, then your opinions will matter in the future. If not, then you will be safely ignored, because lemme nazis will remind you the only time politics matter to you, that DNC is shit.

Seniors now have -21 net approval of Trump down 24 from Oct 24. They may vote against him.

Rural voters overall have -20 net approval. Down 40 from Oct 24. Rural Republicans still net positive, but 26% disapprove of Trump, and 60% disapprove of Iran war related energy costs. There will be some flips from former, and more abstains from latter.

Show the fuck up. Protest DNC the next day, and organize next primaries or 3rd party.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 12 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

I don’t think the polls are accounting for all the Republican and Trump voters that simply won’t show up this year. I’ve talked to many that voted for Trump who said to me they ain’t either voting ever again or not this time around.

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[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 12 points 19 hours ago

Vote as though your life depends on it, because it fucking does!

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Leave it to Democrats to fuck up a cost of living mid term with high gas prices and a president in the low 30s approval rating.

This should be the biggest blow out this century.

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[–] Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app 130 points 1 day ago (6 children)
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[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 9 points 18 hours ago

I voted (whether or not it will "get lost" before arriving or somehow be invalid is yet to be seen), and everyone else who can should as well; I don't care what any pollsters are saying.

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