https://freerepublic.com/tag/genericpolls/ en-us Thu, 3 Sep 2026 20:15:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4394117/posts In our long partnership, I am the pessimistic yang to John Hinderaker’s yin. Following this year’s primary results has reenforced my natural inclination with respect to the midterm elections. President Trump’s job approval is underwater. Democrats have turned out to vote and are jazzed, Republicans not so much. Democrats appear poised to take over both houses of Congress. This week RealClearPolitics generic polls include one glimmer of light amid the gloom. The Harvard CAPS Harris Poll for the period August 28-30. Key results are posted here. All the results are interesting, but this one stands out amid the gloom. Henry... Powerlineblog https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4394117/posts#comment Thu, 3 Sep 2026 20:15:42 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3679381/posts I stand by my prediction of Republicans picking up 11 seats in the Senate. The most recent generic survey results should make Democrats queasy. The path of generic number charts are eerily like they were in 2010 and 2014 which is very bad news for the Democrats. The current average of the four newest generic surveys shows a sharp drop in the Democrats’ lead. While the Democrats’ led by 6 points two weeks ago, it has dropped to just 2.25% now. This basically means Democrats are losing since they have to have a lead of more than 6 points in... vanity https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3679381/posts#comment Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:29:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3677864/posts After the results of the special election in Ohio were announced and the air was taken out of both sides, the Democrat controlled media decided to celebrate anyway. Truth be told the lackluster Republican, who got more votes on election day, might still lose because there are more than enough outstanding ballots to overcome his slim lead. Nevertheless, since the Democrat controlled media has little else in the way of honest and verifiable good news to talk about for their masters, they turned to wild talk, no make that insanely disparate talk, about Ohio being a sign that Democrats will... vanity https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3677864/posts#comment Thu, 9 Aug 2018 14:16:54 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309525/posts Rasmussen’s Generic ballot report holds some encouraging subsurface dangers for Obama’s Democrats. Built on a simple question: “In the next Congressional election would you vote for a Democrat or a Republican?”, Generic Ballot poll results can be a valuable indicator of what might happen in the next election. On Inauguration Day Obama was very popular and Congressional Democrats enjoyed a healthy Generic ballot lead. The January numbers had Democrats favored by 42% and Republicans favored by 35%; a very big lead in this type of poll. Now that advantage is gone. Since he took office Obama has seen his numbers... The Collins Report https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309525/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:03:21 GMT