A new poll shows that Democrats have lost potential voters in recent weeks due to the economy and inflation.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference. The one-year anniversary of the American Rescue Plan will be marked by a visit by President Biden. The photo was taken by Alex Wong.
According to a comparison of a Siena/Times poll taken in September and a survey released Monday, Democrats have lost their advantage with voters as election day looms.
In September, the group preferred Democrats by 14 points, but they now support Republicans by 18 points.
Less than 5% of likely voters think abortion is the most important problem facing the country compared to 26% who think the economy is the most important problem and 18% who think inflation is the most important problem.
The results are consistent with other recent polls that show Republicans gaining ground as election day approaches, including a CNN/SSRS poll released last week that found 48% of voters in swing districts tilt to the right.
The Senate contests in Wisconsin and Nevada are two races where Democrats have lost their polling lead recently.
Republicans are expected to gain up to 20 seats in the House and have a good chance of taking majority control. According to FiveThirtyEight, Democrats have a 65% chance of keeping the majority in the Senate. Democrats have suffered due to a decline in the stock market and rising gas prices. They had a one point advantage over the Republicans.
It was 45%. There is an even split between Democrats and Republicans among all women.
According to the Siena/Times poll, 45% of voters would vote for Donald Trump if an election were held today, and 42% would vote for Joe Biden.
Voters in competitive congressional districts are more likely to vote for the Republican party.
Democrats are spending two to one to hold the house.
Inflation went up in September.
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