PPPolling finds Democrats leading the generic Congressional ballot by 8 points

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PublicPolicyPolling @ppppolls 16m16 minutes ago
Our new national poll finds Democrats leading the generic Congressional ballot 49-41. 65% of Clinton voters say they're 'very excited' to vote this year, compared to 58% of Trump voters:

Democrats have a solid 49-41 lead on the generic Congressional ballot, although that’s down a shade from December when it was 51-40. Beyond their overall lead, they’re also benefiting from an enthusiasm advantage- 65% of Clinton voters say they’re ‘very excited’ to vote in the election this fall, compared to 58% of Trump voters.

read: https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/polls/democrats-lead-8-points-generic-house-ballot-nationally/

[MineralMan]

1. Unfortunately, that has little effect on individual races.

People do odd things when voting for their own district's or state's candidates. While they may have some opinion on generic races, each individual election is personal, and those generic percentages rarely hold. There are no generic congressional elections, only local, specific ones.

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2. I think this is another positive sign

...especially the voter interest, to add to some recent Dem victories and performance in special elections.

Interesting choice to disregard the generic poll. Most of us don't have a dog in the majority of these individual races, just our votes, as you say, in our own local and state contests.

Yet, this is a measure of how we feel, collectively, nationally, as Democrats. That should matter to anyone who bothers to organize or advocate for our party, including folks gathering here at DU to share and rally.

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[Thekaspervote]

4. Yeah!

Offsets the morningconsult poll that did not have the same result today