Democrats remain unexpectedly competitive in the battle for Congress in this year’s quickly approaching midterm elections, bolstered by a number of issues, including backlash to anti-abortion laws and an overall rejection of former president Donald Trump returning to center stage, The New York Times reported.
The Democrats have returned with surprising strength as the sprint to the midterms begins. The strength has come from a combination of factors, including falling gas prices and President Joe Biden’s success in breaking through legislative gridlock in order to pass his agenda.
In just two short months, Biden’s approval rating has jumped by nine percentage points and doubled the percent of Americans who believe the country is on the right track.
There are other factors the Democrats are benefitting from that are actually outside of their control.
First is the massive overwhelming public outcry in response to the Supreme Court’s overturning of the constitutional right to an abortion at the federal level.
The second is the return of Trump to an attention-commanding presence on the national stage.
The new poll was conducted by the New York Times and Siena College.
The fundamentals of the midterm race remain challenging for Democrats, such as high inflation and an uncertain economy. But for now, the fury over abortion and the renewed spotlight on Trump have helped mask deep vulnerabilities. This could ultimately help stop the Republicans from retaking Congress.
The survey showed that Republicans have been weakened by Trump’s decision to play a vocal role in his party’s primaries.
Voters said that the word “extreme” described the Republicans better than the Democrats by a six-point margin, 43 to 37 percent.
And, although they deemed economic issues most important, more voters said that Democrats were focused on the most important issues than those who said that Republicans were, by 40 to 38 percent.
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