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Democrats lead Republicans ahead of midterms, new poll finds
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Key Points:
- A new poll from The New York Times and Siena University shows Democrats leading Republicans nationally by 11 points ahead of the November midterms, with 52% of likely voters favoring Democrats over 41% for Republicans.
- Democrats lead on key issues such as healthcare, immigration, corruption, and cost of living, with 57% trusting Democrats on healthcare and 55% backing them on cost of living, while Republicans lag behind.
- Joe Scarborough attributed the Republican decline to policies like tax cuts benefiting billionaires and healthcare cuts in rural areas, as well as former President Trump's handling of international conflicts and refusal to regulate artificial intelligence.
- The poll reflects a significant shift from 2024, when Trump attracted a broad voter coalition, but now voter sentiment has changed markedly over the past two years.
- The survey was conducted between October 12-19 with 3,494 voters and has a margin of error of ±1.9 percentage points.
