Democrats are currently leading Republicans in the RealClearPolling generic congressional average

A blue wave may not be as certain as some polls have predicted, experts warn ahead of Election Day, noting forecasts may be skewed because Trump supporters are notoriously difficult to reach, according to a report.

While current polls paint a positive picture for Democrats ahead of the midterms this November 3 — some pollsters are questioning whether that number may be inflated due to supporters of President Donald Trump being difficult to reach by pollsters, Axios reported.

Polls previously underestimated Trump’s support during the presidential races in 2016, 2020 and 2024. Even though midterm polling is typically more accurate, some still underestimated Republican support in 2022, Scott Keeter, senior survey adviser at Pew Research Center, told Axios.

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[–] 29 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Trump supporters are also less likely to show up for a midterm, but they conveniently left that truth out of their clickbait.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    I'll take it if it scares more people to go out and vote. Never assume anything is in the bag

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  • [–] 12 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    I'm not assuming we'll win but I also don't believe that fearmongering works well on Dem voters. I saw a study a while back that showed that Dem and independent voters respond much more strongly to positive messaging than negative messaging. So I really don't buy that scaring and stressing people out works.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago

    Probably why we see so much "Democrats in disarray" messaging being pushed.

    Also, all the trying to drive a wedge into the coalition by constantly talking about trans and how Democrats are "throwing them under the bus" and are "transphobic", etc. This is why the cons constantly pivot to talking about "men in women's sports" bullshit, too.

    It's all to drive down the vote for Democrats and blunt the force of the blue wave.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (1 child)

    I'm fine with a multiprong assault for this, fearmongering to get those that works on to show up, while the candidates themselves provide positive messaging, doesnt seem like those have to be mutually exclusive

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago

    While that might be true, I'm concerned that a lot of them are cowards, too cowardly to admit to pollsters that they're still gonna vote for Republicans, too cowardly to even research what Democrats and independents are offering, and too cowardly to ever break their routine of showing up to vote for Republicans every time.

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