Democrats lead the U.S. House generic ballot by 8; voters back fair maps and oppose Trump's tariffs

[Wiz Imp]

Results from the August Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll

https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/democrats-lead-the-us-house-generic

Summary of main poll findings:
-Trump job approval: 41% approve / 56% disapprove (net -15). Presidential approval tested across several policy areas — including crime, an addition since our July survey — reveals negative net ratings for all issues except border security.

-U.S. House generic ballot: Democratic 49% / Republican 41% among U.S. adults.

-Right vs. wrong track: 33% say the U.S. is on the right track; 57% say wrong track.

-Immigration: In a forced-choice question testing support for a pathway to legal status versus deporting most unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S., 60% of adults choose a legal pathway. Voters oppose deporting migrants living here for 10 or more years.

-Democracy & maps: 45% say gerrymandering is a big problem; 56% support a national requirement for independent redistricting commissions; 53% would still back fair maps even if their party loses seats; 46% support proportional allocation of House seats by partisan vote totals statewide (27% oppose).

-Economy & tariffs: a plurality of 34% say their personal finances are worse than this point in the last year. 26% say Trump’s policies have made the economy better, 50% worse. On the president's tariffs, 36% support / 56% oppose (including 39% strongly); 33% prefer protecting jobs even if prices rise vs 54% who say higher prices aren’t worth it.

[RockRaven]

1. Maybe it's time for Congressional Dems to start blaming Con Repugs for the tariffs...

POTUS's tariff powers exist because Congress delegated that power, it can and should take that power away since The Dotard is using it irresponsibly and irrationality.

Every tariff and every consequence of every tariff lies at the feet of Congressional Repugs who refuse to take the matchbox away from their arsonist.

[WSHazel]

2. Get independents to break D and get generic over +10

And those gerrymandered Republican districts turn into an electoral bloodbath for Republicans.

[Cheezoholic]

3. "...33% prefer protecting jobs even if prices rise vs 54% who say higher prices aren't worth it..." That right there

is a huge generational problem. That's a sickness whose seed was planted in the 80's under Raygun. Sell out your neighbor for cheaper shit. and to enrich yourself.

[Haggard Celine]

5. Yeah, I cringed when I read that.

I think it was a false choice because you can protect jobs and still have moderate prices. You might not get $5 sacks of cereal, but you won't be paying $8 for a bag of sugar either. But tariffs aren't necessary to do that. The poll seems to be implying that we can either protect jobs with tariffs or we can have low prices. Sly.

[OrlandoDem2]

4. We need a 2025 Contract for America!!

Campaign on:

Campaign finance
Eliminate gerrymandering
Hold corrupt pols accountable

Tax cut via end Trump tariffs
Increase minimum wage
Huge tax cuts for first time home buyers
Protect workers from losing jobs due to AI

What else?

[Haggard Celine]

6. Save Social Security.

Make a trip around the country with speakers who are on Social Security and let them tell how Social Security, while not much, has kept them from being homeless. People need to think seriously about this. We're going to lose it if we're not careful.