Democrats midterm hopes fade: We peaked a little early – POLITICO

Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, it seemed possible that Democrats could avoid a midterm disaster. But if the post-Roe summer belonged to Democrats, by mid-October, even they can see the momentum they had is fading.

A recent CBS News/YouGov survey has Democrats running 2 percentage points behind Republicans in the generic congressional ballot a measure closely tied to a party s performance in the midterms. A New York Times/Siena College poll released on Monday showed likely voters inclined to vote Republican by a 49 percent to 45 percent margin. Independent women a critical constituency for Democrats in swing states and districts had swung sharply toward Republicans in the span of a month.

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