{"id":1314733,"date":"2022-02-19T16:54:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T21:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1314733"},"modified":"2022-02-19T16:54:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T21:54:12","slug":"poll-republicans-lead-democrats-in-generic-congressional-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-republicans-lead-democrats-in-generic-congressional-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Republicans Lead Democrats in Generic Congressional Ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-republicans-lead-democrats-in-generic-congressional-ballot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1314733&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-82542668-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Republicans hold a double-digit lead over Democrats in a generic congressional ballot, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Friday found.<\/p>\n<p>The survey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/mood_of_america\/generic_congressional_ballot_feb18\">asked<\/a> respondents, \u201cIf the elections for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate or for the Democratic candidate?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Half said they would vote for the Republican on the ballot, compared to 37 percent who said they would support the Democrat and four percent who said \u201csome other candidate\u201d. Nine percent remain unsure, although that is outside the survey\u2019s +\/- 2 percent margin of error:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">2022 Generic Congressional Ballot Poll:<\/p>\n<p>Republicans 50% (+13)<br \/>Democrats 37%<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rasmussen_Poll?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Rasmussen_Poll<\/a> ~ 2,500 LV ~ 2\/13-2\/17<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DftNwPLYql\">https:\/\/t.co\/DftNwPLYql<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PollTracker (@PollTrackerUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PollTrackerUSA\/status\/1494728393811804166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Predictably, most Republicans, 89 percent, said they would support the Republican candidate, while 77 percent of Democrats said they would support the Democrat. Notably, more Democrats, 17 percent, said they would vote for the Republican candidate than the other way around, as just 7 percent of Republicans said they would support the Democrat.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>A plurality of independent voters said they would vote for the Republican on the ballot, leading the Democrat by double digits \u2014 46 percent to 24 percent. Ten percent said they would support \u201csome other candidate,\u201d but one in five remain unsure.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Rasmussen Reports, \u201cThe 13-point edge for Republicans in the latest poll is larger than Democrats enjoyed at any time during the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/platinum\/historical_data\/generic_congressional_ballot_new_trends\">&nbsp;2018 midterm campaign<\/a>, due both to greater GOP partisan intensity and a 22-point advantage among independents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The survey was taken February 13-17, 2022, among 2,500 likely U.S. voters.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Recent surveys spell trouble for Democrats moving into the midterms, as they show a similar trend. A CNN survey released last week showed Republicans with a lead on the generic congressional ballot, 44 percent to 43 percent. However, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/11\/cnn-poll-republicans-leads-in-generic-midterm-ballot-6-point-drop-for-democrats\/\">reflects<\/a> a six-point drop for Democrats from CNN\u2019s November survey.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, a Trafalgar Group survey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/midterm-election\/2022\/02\/15\/trafalgar-poll-republicans-show-12-point-lead-over-democrats-on-generic-ballot\/\">released<\/a> this week showed Republicans leading Democrats by double digits in a generic congressional ballot, 54.4 percent to 41.9 percent.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Some prominent conservatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/09\/tom-cotton-blasts-democrat-hypocrisy-on-masks-the-science-hasnt-changed-theres-an-election-coming\/\">suspect<\/a> that the sudden decisions of several blue state leaders \u2014 such as easing mask restrictions \u2014 has everything to do with politics, as they see&nbsp;Democrats facing an uphill battle ahead of the midterm elections.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans hold a double-digit lead over Democrats in a generic congressional ballot, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Friday found. 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