Poll: GOP gains on generic ballot, Trump approval ticks upward [View all]

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Source: Politico




By STEVEN SHEPARD

02/14/2018 05:40 AM EST


Republicans have erased the Democratic advantage on the generic congressional ballot in a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that, for the first time since April, also shows President Donald Trump’s approval rating equaling the percentage of voters who disapprove of his job performance.

Fully 39 percent of registered voters say they would support the GOP candidate for Congress in their district, while 38 percent would back the Democratic candidate. Nearly a quarter of voters, 23 percent, are undecided.

Voters are split almost evenly along party lines. .....................................

The GOP’s 1-point advantage comes after three months of tracking in which Democrats maintained a lead ranging between 2 and 10 points on the generic ballot. That has been generally smaller than the party’s lead in other public surveys: The most recent RealClearPolitics average shows Democrats ahead by 7 points on the generic ballot, though that’s down from a high of 13 points late last year.

The new year has also produced a Trump polling bump. In the new poll, 47 percent of voters approve of the job Trump is doing as president, while the same percentage disapprove..........................

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/14/trump-polling-democrats-republicans-407315

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I suppose the only good thing about this is that there are many Undecideds!! Hoping this trend upwards for trumpy stops!

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Jesse Ferguson
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1h1 hour ago
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Noteworthy:

MorningConsult poll has sample which says they voted for Trump by 7 points in 2016.

The voters actually voted Clinton by 2.1%
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CitizenDonna
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41m41 minutes ago

Finally someone is addressing the composition of #SampleParticipants. Ticking up with whom? #TrumpVoters ???
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1h1 hour ago

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How is that possible?
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Bethsinni
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1h1 hour ago

Russian help???

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