Democrats are currently leading Republicans in the RealClearPolling generic congressional average

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.

  • myyass
    92·
    5 days ago

    There should be a website about politicians, their history, their policies, what they actually voted for versus their stance. The democratic party has proven they’re one side of the same coin, but there are still people out there trying to make a change.

    Charles Crist is a prime example of being a Repulicrat and a Democran.

    • Yuccagnocchiyaki
      5·
      5 days ago

      There is. It’s called Track AIPAC But now AIPAC is changing a lot of their funding sources. I’m sure much more goes to our resident foreign paid agents through crypto too

      • myyass
        2·
        5 days ago

        I’ll check it out; ironically I have to write a paper for class on special interest groups and yeah that’s one of the two I picked.

    • SunflierEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      There should be a website about politicians, their history, their policies, what they actually voted for versus their stance.

      Wish there was a government Wikipedia that lets you click through a represenative’s/senator’s committee assignments by person, that but backwards, see a person’s voting history in an easy chart, dig around in issues, and who donated what to which candidate.

      • MinnesotaGoddamEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        ballotpedia is pretty reliable but not quite as detailed as you’re looking for

      • myyass
        2·
        5 days ago

        Well put. I didn’t even think of the bribes donations. It’s a lengthy process to research preliminaries.

    • Nurgus
      32·
      5 days ago

      Voting record isn’t as useful as you’d think. They tend to vote for policy they don’t like when they don’t have the numbers to stop it. Purely so they can take credit for a popular thing they fought against.

      • myyass
        2·
        5 days ago

        Tell me about. It’s always fun to hear “70% voted in favor for this amendment, we will find a way to overrule this.”

      • bonesawmcl
        1·
        5 days ago

        But a record (and a voting populace using that record) would also disincentivise such voting behavior, would it not?

        • Nurgus
          1·
          5 days ago

          Nope, you have it the wrong way around. They want to appear to be on the “right” side even when they’ve done everything they can to fight it. A clear record of how they voted (which is a good thing for plenty of other reasons) is just more incentive to vote the popular way when they can’t win.