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After Tough Primaries, Democrats in Key States Feel Unified, New Polls Find
nytimes.com • • nation
Key Points:
- New polls from The New York Times and Siena University show that Democrats in Maine and Michigan feel stronger and more unified after contentious Senate primaries.
- Over 60% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents in these states believe the primary process strengthened the party through vigorous debate, while only about 25% felt it exposed divisions.
- Nationally and in key battleground states, a majority of Democrats express satisfaction with the party’s current direction and focus, with more than 80% approving of the party’s priorities.
- Two-thirds of Democrats nationwide feel the party's ideology is balanced, neither too far left nor right, and 70% of Democrats in New Hampshire share this view, showing limited concern about ideological extremism.
