Democrats Regain Edge In Generic Ballot

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Democrats Regain Edge In Generic Ballot

January 4, 2022 at 11:17 am EST By Taegan Goddard 110 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/01/04/democrats-regain-edge-in-generic-ballot/

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A new USA Today/Suffolk University poll shows Democrats narrowly leading Republicans on the generic ballot, 39% to 37%, marking a major shift from the GOP’s previous 8-point lead in a November.

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[PortTack]

1. Go Dems!! We can win in '22!

[a kennedy]

5. Not just a win A DAMN CRUSHING........👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

Gonna take a lot of work…..but I’m up to the task. GO BLUE. ha ha, almost like a sports cry eh?

[ColinC]

2. 538 still shows gop with a slight edge

But it has narrowed and hopefully we see dems pick up the slack. It'll be nice to see them back at close to a 5-6 point lead like 2020. The maps are improving slightly for democrats so a slight lead in the generic ballot overall could keep em in the majority.

[Wounded Bear]

10. A single poll vs a weighted average...538 being the averaged figure from numerous polls...

I'll take it, though.

[Mad_Machine76]

3. So maybe things aren't too hopeless after all?

Or at least we have something more to build on?

[Bleacher Creature]

4. Great! Now pass Build Back Better and watch it grow! NT

[a kennedy]

6. and the voting rights act as well.

[mcar]

7. This should be major news

on all networks. And I bet it isn't.

[ColinC]

9. The averages are still neck and neck so far.

[mcar]

13. Which is good news for Democrats

Instead, we're hearing the usual gloom and doom.

[ColinC]

14. I mean. The way of seeing it is managing expectations

If the dem base is able to get motivated in order to say, preserve democracy, then the expectation that the gop is going to win could suppress the base, maybe?


Like a flipped 2016

[multigraincracker]

8. Our job, GOTV. Very important

job ahead.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Definitely. Can't get distracted by momentary good news...

[gratuitous]

12. This is the thing - we're selling a popular product

No, no one should rest on his or her laurels and be complacent that a favorable outcome to the 2022 mid-terms is a mortal lock. But of the competing political visions of the two major parties go, I'd much rather be advocating for the Democrats than for the Republicans. We appeal to far more of the electorate than the Republicans do, and we have a far better record of accomplishments to back up our rhetoric.

We have 10 months. Let us proceed with a glad heart and a hopeful attitude.