Democrats are not somehow out of the running for the 2022 midterm elections. Although it’s just one poll, a recently conducted survey asking respondents whether they’d pick a Democrat or a Republican if voting in Congressional elections found Democrats with a nine percent lead, garnering 44 percent of the support, compared to just 35 percent for the Republicans. Setting up surveys in such a manner helps with obtaining a broader picture of voters’ perspectives, since it allows for querying regarding upcoming elections without having to pit every contender against every one of their challengers. Instead, it’s just a blanket assessment: Democrat or Republican?
2022 Generic Congressional Ballot Poll:
Democrats 44% (+9)
Republicans 35%@YouGovAmerica/@YahooNews ~ 1,164 RV ~ 12/9-12/13https://t.co/HFSBVLpDIm— PollTracker (@PollTrackerUSA) December 26, 2021
This finding — from a poll conducted by YouGov America and Yahoo News — comes as Democrats also rally around campaign efforts to secure the seats that are at stake. Recently, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which is an official arm of the national Democratic Party that handles races for U.S. House seats, reported its best off-year November ever. Across November, the committee revealed that it raised $12.6 million, ended up with a full $73.8 million on hand, and finished with no debt. Compared to November 2019 — the most recent off-year November — the committee has a staggering $26 million more on hand, setting up an impressive cache of resources for upcoming races. An off-year November refers to a November in a year without nationwide elections.
352 days ago terrorists ransacked the US Capitol and *hours later* 138-of-202 (68%) House republicans voted to make trump a dictator. They tried to finish the rioters’ job and end democracy. Never forget it.
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 26, 2021
At present, Democrats have slim control of both chambers of Congress, so every seat (especially) counts — in the Senate, losing one seat to the GOP would mean that Mitch McConnell would once more become Majority Leader, while gaining one seat would mean that the party wouldn’t have to rely on so-called moderates like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema as much. Over in the House, Democrats have fewer than 10 seats more than Republicans — and with significant changes to the political landscape going into effect from redistricting, it’s going to be a multi-faceted struggle for the House. Although Republicans have established maps that are poised to benefit their own party in states where they have control, Democrats saw their own side shored up in California recently, where three new Latino-majority U.S. House districts have been set in motion and five current Republican U.S. House members are seeing their districts becoming more Democratic.
Take Trump seriously and deal with his actions accordingly. He and his allies are continuing to lie about the 2020 election and have made it a part of their platform for the upcoming elections.
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) December 26, 2021
