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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Democrats dominate Republicans in new poll that shows biggest lead in eight years as Trump bottoms out

Democrats hold a hefty 14-point lead over Republicans among registered voters asked who they would vote for in generic 2026 midterm matchups, a new poll finds.

The polling, conducted by Marist, NPR and PBS, showed that 55 percent of registered voters say they would support a Democratic candidate for Congress in their district if the election were held today. Only 41 percent of voters said they would support a Republican.

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