Republicans Gain Edge as Voters Worry About Economy

“Republicans enter the final weeks of the contest for control of Congress with a narrow but distinctive advantage as the economy and inflation have surged as the dominant concerns, giving the party momentum to take back power from Democrats in next month’s midterm elections,” a New York Times/Siena College poll has found.

“The poll shows that 49 percent of likely voters said they planned to vote for a Republican to represent them in Congress on Nov. 8, compared with 45 percent who planned to vote for a Democrat. The result represents an improvement for Republicans since September, when Democrats held a one-point edge among likely voters in the last Times/Siena poll.”

Nate Cohn: “The evidence for a shift toward Republicans appears to be underpinned by a change in the national political environment.”