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You are here: Home / 2018 Campaign / Democrats Maintain Strong Lead for Congress

Democrats Maintain Strong Lead for Congress

October 9, 2018 at 12:43 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new CNN poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot by 54% to 41% among likely voters.

“This is the widest margin of support for Democrats in a midterm cycle since 2006, when at this point, the party held a whopping 21-point lead over Republicans among likely voters. That’s also when Democrats seized control of the House from Republicans, making Nancy Pelosi speaker until 2011.”
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