Poll: Dems hold 10-point lead over GOP on generic House ballot

[Schedule]

Source: The Hill

Democrats hold a 10-point lead over the GOP on the generic House ballot, according to a new poll from NBC News and The Wall Street Journal.

The poll, released Thursday, found that 50 percent of respondents said they want Democrats to take control of Congress, compared to the 40 percent who said they want Republicans to maintain control.

The Democrats' lead is 3 points higher than April, when the same poll found 47 percent of voters said they would prefer a Democrat-controlled Congress. Those in favor of GOP leadership held at 40 percent.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/391126-poll-dems-hold-10-point-lead-over-gop-on-generic-house-ballot

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But...but pundits told me the blue wave is shrinking.
Hacks.

[MFM008]

1. I don't care

What the polls say.
What happens each Tuesday now,
Will be what happens in november.
It will be hate and loathing of the maggot that will
Fuel the sweep in Nov.
We are antsy to let our opinion be known.

[Chakaconcarne]

2. No shit...

Just last week democrat hopes for a wave had all but vanished..

[MFM008]

3. It's all crap

Just watch the wheel spin on election night ....

[SunSeeker]

4. Oh, so the wave is back?

I figured the earlier news about it disappearing had to be bullshit.

[regnaD kciN]

13. It will be...if we VOTE!

If we follow the unfortunately-familiar narrative of Democrats sitting out the midterms, we'll all be wondering "what happened?" once again.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Moods go up and down with the weeks and seasons

What matters is not having so much of a lead on Labor Day that the polls snap back on you, then firing up the momentum from late September and a strong push late October. We need an exasperation level by early November. If we reach that level of anger to throw the bums out, I doubt last minute shenanigans will sway very much.

[FakeNoose]

6. Hang in there Democrats, November is only 5 months away!

Welcome to DU Schedule! Enjoy your stay here.

[Tiggeroshii]

7. The RCP generic poll more than doubled in 2 days.

From 3.5 on Tuesday to 7.4 now. That is definitely encouraging.

[leftynyc]

8. I'm torn between

not wanting anyone to get complacent and the reality of having to talk my sister off the ledge when the polls tighten. I'm very happy we weren't locked out of any districts in CA on Tuesday - we could pickup almost a third of the seats we need in CA alone.

[StevieM]

9. It looks like we might have gotten shut out of one--California's 8th congressional district.

It isn't much of a swing district though. Trump won it 55 to 40. But I guess it would have been a little closer had it not been for Comey. Places like Ohio, Iowa and the 2nd Cong. District of Maine would have been a lot close. And we would have won Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and the 2nd Cong. District of Nebraska. Probably Georgia too. Comey, along with Putin, really swung that election.

Anyway, here is an article on the race:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/06/07/democrats-apparently-did-get-shut-out-of-one-california-congressional-district/

[leftynyc]

10. I was focused on districts

that Hillary won but have a repub rep. I should have made that more clear. Sorry.

[Tiggeroshii]

11. It already narrowed by 100 votes since that article was written.

Vote shares tend to lean heavily demicratic as the final votes are counted. She could still have a chance.

[vercetti2021]

12. I believe it's higher

Honestly the swings are way too big for it not to be 15 or so