{"id":1696821,"date":"2022-10-15T06:09:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T10:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1696821"},"modified":"2022-10-16T17:35:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T21:35:55","slug":"gop-lead-on-generic-ballot-nearly-doubles-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lead-on-generic-ballot-nearly-doubles-in-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Lead on Generic Ballot Nearly Doubles in a Week"},"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\">20<\/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-lead-on-generic-ballot-nearly-doubles-in-a-week%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=1696821&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-->\n<p>Confidence of a GOP rout on Election Day gained support on Friday when a new survey showed a huge gain for Republicans in the so-called \u201cgeneric ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Already with a high 4-percentage-point lead over Democrats, the latest <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/mood_of_america\/generic_congressional_ballot_oct14\">Rasmussen Reports survey<\/a> showed the gap nearly doubling to a 7-point GOP lead.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/gop-on-verge-of-house-senate-majority-lock\">GOP ON VERGE OF HOUSE-SENATE MAJORITY LOCK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rasmussen said that likely voters prefer Republicans 48%-41%, with just 7% unsure.<\/p>\n<p>The gap is significant because \u201cgeneric ballot\u201d polls typically underestimate the size of Republican support. Several GOP pollsters have said that a Democratic lead of 3 points, for example, typically signals a big GOP win.<\/p>\n<p>For example, GOP pollster Ed Goeas recently said, \u201cOne of the things we&#8217;ve always noticed is if the generic ballot is within 5 points, usually that means we pick up some seats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-secrets\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWhat we have known on the generic ballot, and this has held year after year after year, if it&#8217;s a generic balance within 3 points, it usually means we&#8217;re winning enough districts that we take control of Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shift to the Republicans follows disturbing signs that inflation is continuing to rage and the prices people are paying for gas and groceries are surging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confidence of a GOP rout on Election Day gained support on Friday when a new survey showed a huge gain for Republicans in the so-called \u201cgeneric ballot.\u201d Already with a high 4-percentage-point lead over Democrats, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey showed the gap nearly doubling to a 7-point GOP lead. 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