Midterm sirens for Dems: Trump approval and gun voters
Nancy Pelosi and Paul Ryan are guiding their parties into a competitive midterm election. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Democrats’ advantage over Republicans has slipped from a +12 to a +4 advantage in just three months, per a new Washington Post/ABC News poll . The big picture: Several factors have led to this shift. President Trump’s approval rating has increased slightly to 40% since January; enthusiasm is now at equal numbers among Republican and Democratic voters (68%); those who think it’s "extremely" important for a candidate to share their opinion of Nancy Pelosi favor Republicans by 16%; and voters who consider gun policy the top issue are split nearly equal. Why this matters: Democrats are increasingly feeling more certain that they’ll take control of the House come November, but this poll shows the important factors that could shift the results between now and then. By the numbers: 58% of adults […]
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