Posted on 02/01/2026 3:14:14 PM PST by thegagline
Democrats seem to be getting their mojo back as the midterm season heats up.
Democrats topped Republicans on the generic congressional ballot by a considerable six points, 52% to 46%, scoring the highest of any party on that metric in the history of the survey commissioned by Fox News.
The minority party also made massive gains on key issues, crushing Republicans on affordability by 14 points, health care by 21 points, helping the middle class by 14 points, transgender issues by 22 points, and even taxes by one point.<
“Democrats are taking back the House in November,” a confident Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) spokesperson, Justin Chermol, declared.
Republicans still retain an advantage on border security by 15 points, national security by 12, immigration by 5 and tackling the national deficit by 2 points.
But the warning signs for Republicans are stark, with President Trump’s approval rating among Independent voters underwater by 40 points, a second-term low.
Republicans have long been seen as the underdog heading into the midterms, given that historically the party in control of the White House has lost seats in the lower chamber during all but two elections since 1938.
Recently, Republicans suffered a setback after Democrats flipped the Texas state Senate in District 9, winning by 14 percentage points, despite Trump crushing in that district by 17 points in 2024.
While that was a special election with different turnout dynamics than midterm cycles, the victory in Texas follows an electoral drubbing for Republicans in off-year 2025 races in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere.
In most of those races, Democrats focused on an anti-Trump and affordability message. ***
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More click bait.
These polls mean nothing. They are all over the place.
The democrats have done nothing. More fake news.
The Democrats will eventually get the civil war that they’re looking for.
I'm a teeny weeny, itsy bitsy sceptical of these numbers which defy logic. If numbers are correct and maintain, someone turn out the lights, please.
Will courageous, integrity laden GOP midterm candidates say “Trump who?” when asked?
They’ve been testing the Rand Paul/Lisa Murkowski route on some recent votes in DC.
Not that there are a lot of mincing, cowardly RINOs all over DC like a rash on a Dem woman being tested for STDs.
So basically we only have a year left to get anything done.
Those accurate fox news registered voter polls lol
This should make any Republican feel better....Fox news polls slant heavily Democratic (especially the polls well before the election when they aren’t held to any account). Most of their decision desk folks (specifically Arnon Mishkin who runs their polls) are leftists. They always slant D 3-4 points (or more). They are about as reliable as CNN or Quinnipiac.
If there is one thing GOP HORs and senators love it is losing.
The republicans have proven once again that they will not stand you for their constituents.
I am not democrat or republic, I’m pissed.
As we saw in previous elections, Trump voters remain very quiet. They avoid the MSM and their polls.
WGAS. Polls in February for an election in November are worthless.
Well, it would be nice if the Republican Congress got off its ass and did something!
It’s in total overdrive here.
The Lefty, cut and paste bots here repeatedly post anything they can find.
They know they are losing.
It’s beautiful to behold.
The warmongers have moved on from Ukraine to Iran now.
They hate the fact Trump hasn’t acted rashly.
There only hope is to hope when he does they are many casualties so they can turn 180 degree and attack him for failing.
There upset about that also.
ANTIFA isn’t only on the streets of our cities. They are here.
This Aaron Mishkin at Fox is the same jerk who called Arizona for Biden within an hour after the polls closed. Biden “won” the state by 10,000 which could never have been predicted. He seems to be doing it again, no issue with reality. Many thanks to the corrupt Australian Murdoch family, owners of Fox.
Dems will easily take the House. And capture the Senate roughly 54-46. House will impeach, but Senate won’t convict.
So basically people want a return to the Biden era is that what Im seeing here..if that is the case than Kamala Harris would have won by a landslide
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