{"id":1594982,"date":"2022-08-08T15:55:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1594982"},"modified":"2022-08-08T15:56:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:56:07","slug":"gop-loses-lead-in-generic-ballot-polls-as-midterms-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-loses-lead-in-generic-ballot-polls-as-midterms-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Loses Lead In Generic-Ballot Polls As Midterms Approach"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgop-loses-lead-in-generic-ballot-polls-as-midterms-approach%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=1594982&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 dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>The Republican Party appears to have lost its lead over the Democrats on the generic congressional ballot, according to FiveThirtyEight.<\/p>\n<p>For almost a year, the GOP led the Democrats on the generic ballot in polls, but since late June the Democrats have been steadily gaining steam. Both parties are now virtually tied, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/generic-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FiveThirtyEight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Seven out of the past ten polls conducted that asked voters who they would support found that they seemed to be favoring the Democrats. Generic-ballot polls ask the respondent which party they plan on voting for without naming specific candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans had a 4% lead over the Democrats on the generic ballot, according to a poll conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforprogress.org\/blog\/2022\/8\/3\/voters-support-the-inflation-reduction-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Data for Progress<\/a>, while a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-us\/news-polls\/ipsos-core-political-presidential-approval-tracker-08032022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll sponsored by Reuters<\/a> gave the Democrats a 2% lead. The two separate polls were published on Aug. 3 and asked voters who they would vote for if the election was held today.<\/p>\n<p>However, one expert is skeptical of this new development, questioning the polls\u2019 accuracy and the political motivation behind them. A late July poll found that Republicans lead on the generic ballot 48% to 43%, Jim McLaughlin, a partner at the McLaughlin &#038; Associates firm that conducted the poll, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>McLaughlin also argued that the polls and the media are playing the same game they did in 2016 and 2020 by undersampling Republicans and various demographics that lean towards the GOP in order to make it appear that the Democrats are ahead.<\/p>\n<p>McLaughlin pointed out that during their latest national poll, they found that almost 84% of Americans are struggling financially and feel the economy is the biggest issue for them this election. He also noted that undecided voters overwhelmingly disapprove of the Biden administration and its policy agenda, and have been gravitating towards the GOP.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7411916\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7411916\" class=\"gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-7411916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1239422406-scaled-e1650296838515.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 22: (L-R) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) depart after speaking to reporters following a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol March 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Senators answered a range of questions, including addressing the progress of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1239422406-scaled-e1650296838515.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1239422406-scaled-e1650296838515-279x120.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1239422406-scaled-e1650296838515-620x266-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1239422406-scaled-e1650296838515-768x330-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1239422406-scaled-e1650296838515-1536x660-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1239422406-scaled-e1650296838515-2048x880-1.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7411916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 MARCH 22: (L-R) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) depart after speaking to reporters following a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol March 22, 2022 in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAmericans cannot afford groceries or gas because of Democrats\u2019 reckless agenda. Now, Democrats raised taxes on families during a recession,\u201d RNC spokesperson Will O\u2019Grady told the DCNF. \u201cVoters cannot afford Democrats\u2019 reckless agenda and will vote accordingly in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the GOP\u2019s falling numbers on the generic ballot, they have a 79% chance of taking back the House of Representatives, according to analysis by <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/2022-election-forecast\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FiveThirtyEight<\/a>. However, the same analysis concluded that the Democrats have a 59% chance of keeping their majority in the Senate. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/03\/how-a-new-york-special-election-could-boost-gops-november-hopes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>A Preview Of What Is To Come\u2019: How A New York Special Election Could Boost GOP\u2019s November Hopes)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still think the Republicans are strongly favored to flip the House, but the Senate is more of a Toss-up,\u201d Kyle Kondik, the managing editor for Sabato\u2019s Crystal Ball, a nonpartisan election predictor, told the DCNF. \u201cI gave a slight edge to the Republicans previously, but I am not so sure now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kondik argued that even though the overturning of Roe v. Wade has energized the Democratic base, the shift in the generic ballot is so small that it won\u2019t have much of an effect. He also pointed out that \u201cthat the generic [ballot] has also been likelier to underrate Republicans than Democrats historically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee did not respond to a request for comment by the DCNF.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican Party appears to have lost its lead over the Democrats on the generic congressional ballot, according to FiveThirtyEight.For almost a year, the GOP led the Democrats on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":863,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1594982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1594982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/863"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1594982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1594982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1594982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1594982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1594982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}