CNN poll: Democrats' 2018 advantage expands

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Democrats' already wide advantage over Republicans in a hypothetical Congressional matchup has grown, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. At the same time, enthusiasm about voting next year has increased among Democrats nationwide following an unexpected win in Alabama's Senate special election and a strong showing in Virginia's state government elections last month.

Among registered voters, 56% say they favor a Democrat in their congressional district, while 38% prefer a Republican. That 18-point edge is the widest Democrats have held in CNN polling on the 2018 contests, and the largest at this point in midterm election cycles dating back two decades. The finding follows several other public polls showing large double-digit leads for Democrats on similar questions.

Independent voters favor Democrats by a 16-point margin, 51% to 35%, similar to the 50% to 36% margin by which they favored Democrats in fall of 2005, ahead of Democrats' 2006 recapturing of the House and Senate. The Democrats hold a larger lead overall now because Republicans make up a smaller share of the electorate than they did in 2005.

And those Republicans who are still in the electorate are less enthusiastic about voting next year than Democrats. Overall, 49% of registered voters who are Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents say they are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting for Congress next year, compared with 32% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independent voters who say the same.

The poll was conducted before the passage of Republicans' signature tax reform bill this week, which the GOP hopes will boost their electoral prospects next year. Findings from the same poll released earlier this week found that the bill's unpopularity on the rise, with few expecting tangible benefits for themselves once it becomes law.

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With Trump's little slip about keeping certain parts of the tax bill away from the public and how unpopular those parts are with average Americans, I'd say we'll see Washington turn blue in 2018  Everyone, make sure you stay informed, inform others, and when the time comes, get out and vote!

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hopefully democrats go out and vote this time !!!! 

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Hopefully Trump's orange ass gets impeached. 

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Yassss I am here for America to be gay- I mean great again! You go democrats! Save us all please 

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Look listen, as much as i don't like the republicans, polls from CNN is fake. All throughout the 2016 election they have been wrong. Not a very reliable source tbh. Don't get hyped just yet. 

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1 hour ago, Delusional Aura said:

Look listen, as much as i don't like the republicans, polls from CNN is fake. All throughout the 2016 election they have been wrong. Not a very reliable source tbh. Don't get hyped just yet. 

If you rely purely on votes that's on you. However, polls are not fake. They only reflect a small selection of randomly selected people. Polls will be extremely different if you didn't capture a general consensus. And that's what this is. Polls also show to still be correct with marginal error. Enough with the "fake" bs. That word needs to stop being thrown out so much. Polls aren't fake. But you should know their limits.