Heading into the final week of voting, the level of enthusiasm among some of Democrats' key base voters is far below that of Republican-base voter groups, a recent poll found.
Among the findings in the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll is that Democrats are losing ground on which party voters want to control Congress and inflation being the top issue — with voters saying they trust Republicans more on the issue by 20 points.
The poll also found, though, that Republican voters are largely OK with voting for an election denier, as long as they agree on policy positions — and it found in this age of hyperpartisanship, a huge shift away from people thinking divided government is a good thing. Notably, showing why midterm elections tend to be base elections, independents are also way down the list when it comes to enthusiasm., Democratic enthusiasm was way below that of Republicans’. But Democratic activism, fundraising and interest in these elections went way up. Democrats closed the enthusiasm gap and were on par with GOP voters over the summer and into September.
In this survey, it’s tied 46%-46% — and that tends to be bad news for Democrats. Historically, they have needed a substantial lead on that question to do well in the House, because of how districts are drawn and with swing districts largely in right-leaning places.The survey found inflation continues to be the top issue for voters heading into the final days of voting with 36% saying so, followed by preserving democracy , abortion , immigration , health care and crime .
More than four-in-five Republicans said they would “likely” vote for a candidates they agree with on most issues — even if that candidate thinks the 2020 election was stolen, which it was not. Republicans were also less likely to say their preferred candidate should “definitely” concede if they were declared the loser in their race. While almost two-thirds of Democrats said so, only 39% of Republicans did.
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