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Poll: Democrats lead Republicans by 2 points on generic House ballot (Indys +5 R)
The Hill ^ | Sept 12, 2018 | By John Bowden

Posted on 09/12/2018 8:46:44 AM PDT by 11th_VA

Democrats hold a slim lead over Republicans on a poll of U.S. adults' preferences for which party they want controlling the House after November's midterm elections.

In an Economist/YouGov poll released Wednesday, 34 percent of U.S. adults said they wanted to see Democrats retake control of the House, while another 32 percent said they wanted Republicans to maintain control of the chamber.

Another 13 percent say they want control in the lower chamber to be split between the two parties, while more than 20 percent of respondents didn't have a preference between the two parties.

Democrats hold an 8-point advantage among women in the poll, while Republicans hold a 4-point lead over Democrats among men. Independent voters surveyed in the poll broke for Republicans, giving the party a 5-point lead over Democrats among unaffiliated voters.

Democrats' lead in the poll has slipped from the same poll taken towards the end of August, which showed Democrats with a 6-point lead at the time.

The poll's release Wednesday followed the release of another poll, from NPR/Marist, that found the Democrats with a double-digit lead over Republicans among registered voters...

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


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To: 11th_VA

I wonder what LS has to say about this.


21 posted on 09/12/2018 9:12:53 AM PDT by Shadow44
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To: 11th_VA
November 7, 2016:

Final Economist/YouGov Poll shows Clinton with a 4-point national lead

22 posted on 09/12/2018 9:19:45 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: 11th_VA

Have you not learned? Polls LIE!

FAKE polls are FAKE NEWS.

AND how can you tell the one or two blind squirrels from all the rest?

You CAN’T! So, don’t believe ANY OF THEM!

Just ask Hillary.


23 posted on 09/12/2018 9:20:11 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: 11th_VA
Another 13 percent say they want control in the lower chamber to be split between the two parties

This number is also the same amount that complain about "gridlock" when they get their wish.

24 posted on 09/12/2018 9:23:16 AM PDT by damper99
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To: Signalman

Do not depend either on the “correctness” of the poll, or that its implictaions will hold.

Assume that Democrat WILL “get out the vote”, and gear up to get out an even BIGGER vote for our side.

Trust no prognosticators. It is their purpose in life to lie and deceive, and so far, their predictions, though they often have had an inverse effect on the actual result, sometimes do follow the predicted outcome.

If the Democrats do regain control of the House, expect them to attempt to reverse virtually everything Trump has managed to do in the past 20 months or so, and to stymie any further progress altogether. Their motion to impeach will fail, but it shall so tie up the House that nothing else will be considered.


25 posted on 09/12/2018 9:29:11 AM PDT by alloysteel (If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, bury them in bull feathers.)
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To: 11th_VA
Democrats usually do lead in generic polls, but Democrats have a lot more difficulty carrying out their intentions.

In a nutshell, that's why they are Democrats, and not Republicans.

(Poll methodology seems okay since it's not nubile coeds live-calling in the evening for minimum wage.)

26 posted on 09/12/2018 9:30:06 AM PDT by Sooth2222 (Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.")
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To: Sooth2222

One poll had the democrats up 16 ..I think it was fox


27 posted on 09/12/2018 9:31:17 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: 11th_VA

This is a left wing poll. But even straight up this is terrible for the dems. Here comes the Red Wave. Part of the MAGA Storm surge.


28 posted on 09/12/2018 9:35:49 AM PDT by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: 11th_VA

But the last poll said Democrats were ahead by 15!


29 posted on 09/12/2018 9:39:04 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: 11th_VA

Dem +8% poll sample. Means that Republicans polled about +5%. The dems are scared.!!!


30 posted on 09/12/2018 9:45:57 AM PDT by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: 11th_VA

The GOP will keep the House.

All the Democrat wailing and teeth-knashing is kabuki theater.


31 posted on 09/12/2018 10:03:37 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

They are goi g to get crazier and more unhinged as they realize they will not take co trol. Expect more violence and false flags out of desperation. Election night will be almost as good as 2016.

God is in control . Everybody keep prayingas this is a battle against evil.


32 posted on 09/12/2018 10:09:46 AM PDT by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!)
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To: ground_fog

If you read

The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics

Most democrat Trump voters do not say they voted for him..

What happens when there polled??

The question is will they vote for GOP house candidates


33 posted on 09/12/2018 10:21:12 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Poll: Dems lead GOP by 14 points on generic House ballot

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/406204-poll-dems-lead-gop-by-14-points-on-generic-house-ballot


34 posted on 09/12/2018 10:23:02 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Gosh, what happened to the previous polling which showed them at plus 9?

35 posted on 09/12/2018 10:41:18 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: 11th_VA

Good news.


36 posted on 09/12/2018 10:42:47 AM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: 11th_VA

For the life of me, I can’t imagine what the Democrats are selling that anyone would like to buy?


37 posted on 09/12/2018 10:45:13 AM PDT by woodenickel
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To: woodenickel

This poll was of “adults” so is even more worthless than most. How many in it’s sample are Illegals?


38 posted on 09/12/2018 10:53:41 AM PDT by arrogantsob (See "Chaos and Mayhem" at Amazon.com)
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To: Professional

I’m more angry now than when jugears was president! And I love me some Trump!!

It’s the collective insanity of the leftists last two years that’s pissing me off to no end!


39 posted on 09/12/2018 10:58:15 AM PDT by Maskot (soPut every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday!!!)
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To: SunkenCiv
Gosh, what happened to the previous polling which showed them at plus 9?

The 'McCain Funeral' bump is what happened...

40 posted on 09/12/2018 11:10:34 AM PDT by GOPJ (Deep State power peaked during the McCain funeral - it's down from here on out.)
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