I'm sure this poll will get the same kind of saturated media coverage yesterday's NYT/Sienna poll did, especially since this poll surveyed 8,000 likely voters versus the NYT's sample size of…792 https://t.co/MiRHfXKDVH
— Adam Blickstein (@AdamBlickstein) October 18, 2022
49% of likely U.S. voters said they planned to vote for a Republican congressional candidate on Nov. 8, compared with 45% who planned to vote for a Democrat, a New York Times/Siena College poll found. It's an improvement for Republicans since September. https://t.co/0qzCzfQmbm pic.twitter.com/m9A4hIuekN
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 17, 2022
RCP generic ballot average 22 days pre-midterm:
— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) October 17, 2022
Now: GOP +1.8
2018: Dem +7.3
2014: GOP +1.8
2010: GOP +8.2
2006: Dem +14.3
Fox News poll (in field Oct. 9-12) has Dems +3 on generic congressional ballot.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 17, 2022
NYT/Siena poll (in field Oct. 9-12) has Reps +3 on generic congressional ballot.
GOP reaction/spin: Happy triumphalism.
Dem reaction/they don't know how to spin: Sad defeatism.
Truth: A toss-up.
Democrats let media change the subject and look what happened https://t.co/TM5ZN9uZpk
— Will Stancil (@whstancil) October 17, 2022
Sad! 