Headline from a CNN poll pretty much sums up how a lot of Democrats probably feel: Democrats are deeply motivated for the midterms despite having dismal views of party leaders
Still very early, but among registered voters the poll shows Democrats holding a 5-point edge on the generic ballot. Among registered voters who are "deeply motivated to vote" it's a 16 point gap in favor of Dems.
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Headline from a CNN poll pretty much sums up how a lot of Democrats probably feel: Democrats are deeply motivated for the midterms despite having dismal views of party leaders
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/politics/cnn-poll-democrats-are-deeply-motivated-for-the-midterms-despite-having-dismal-views-of-party-leaders
PDF of the poll: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26491962/cnn-poll-conducted-by-ssrs-2026-midterms-congress.pdf
Still very early, but among registered voters the poll shows Democrats holding a 5-point edge on the generic ballot. Among registered voters who are "deeply motivated to vote" it's a 16 point gap in favor of Dems.