GOP trails Democrats by 8 points on congressional ballot in new poll
Republicans are trailing Democrats by about 8 points on a generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll from Emerson College and The Hill. In the survey, 50.7 percent said that they would back a Democrat if the midterm elections were that day and 43 percent said that they.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Republicans are trailing Democrats by about 8 points on a generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll from Emerson College and The Hill. In the survey, 50.7 percent said that they would back a Democrat if the midterm elections were that day and 43 percent said that they.
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- Published: Aug 20, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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