By Michael Woyton
There’s more bad news for the GOPmagas in Congress with the release of a new poll about the 2026 midterms showing the Democrats with a 14-point advantage.
The NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll found that a majority of registered voters said, if the midterm election was held today, they would support their district’s Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives.
The survey gave Dems a 55 percent lead over the Republicans’ 41 percent. Only 3 percent would back another candidate, and 1 percent were unsure.
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Among voters registered as independents, Democrats received a 61 percent lead over 28 percent of Republicans, Marist said.
This is the first time in more than three years that Democrats were shown to have a notable advantage in a generic ballot poll.
When previously asked in November 2024, voters were divided 48 percent equally.
June of 2022 was the last time the Dems had a noteworthy advantage of 7 percent points.
The Marist poll showed Americans are spreading the blame for the longest government shutdown in history among the Democrats, at 39 percent, President Donald Trump, at 34 percent, and Republicans, at 26 percent.
Trump continues to see his job approval rating slip. It’s now at 38 percent, which is down slightly from 41 percent in September. Fifty-six percent of Americans disapprove of the job he is doing, up from 53 percent previously.
Only 26 percent of Americans said they strongly approve of the job Trump is doing, while 48 percent strongly disapprove, the poll found.
Lowering prices leads the issues Americans believe should be the administration’s priorities — at 57 percent. That is followed, at 16 percent, by controlling immigration, and at 9 percent, by reducing crime.
The NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll was conducted Nov. 10 through Nov. 13. The survey was of 1,443 adults, 18 years of age or older. The margin of error for adults is ±3 points; for registered voters, ±3.1 points.
To see the complete poll, with methodology, go here.
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Some members of Congress who are veterans released a video telling military personnel that they should defy illegal orders.
Watch the video below.
What was President Piggy’s response?
To be clear, the president of the United States is saying that Congress members who are reminding service members of their Constitutional duty should be put to death for treason.
This is not a person who should be anywhere near the Oval Office.
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