Poll: Dems lead GOP by 14 points in generic 2018 ballot

[DonViejo]

BY MALLORY SHELBOURNE - 10/17/17 09:43 AM EDT

Democrats hold a 14 percent lead over Republicans in a generic House ballot, according to a new CNN poll released Tuesday.

Fifty-one percent of those surveyed said they would cast a ballot for the Democrat in their district, while 37 percent said they would vote for the Republican.

Republicans currently hold 240 seats in the lower chamber, meaning Democrats need to flip at least 24 seats in the 2018 midterms to gain the majority. While 88 percent of Republicans said they would vote for the GOP’s candidate in their congressional district, 98 percent of Democrats said they would vote for their own party’s candidate.

The survey was conducted by SRSS, polling 1,010 adults from Oct. 12-15. It has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

In comparison, Democrats currently hold a 7.8 point lead over Republicans in the RealClearPolitics poll average of the generic House ballot.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/355789-poll-dems-lead-gop-by-14-points-in-generic-2018-ballot

[Gothmog]

1. This is great news

[leon8822]

3. Not really I don't think a 14 point lead gets us in charge of Congress

Because of the damn gerrymandering

[Fred Sanders]

6. You are wrong, Grasshopper. 14%? There is a limit to gerrymandering. 14% is plenty enough.

Republicans must be shaking in their Trump made cement shoes!

[dembotoz]

2. So who is this generic guy and why isn't he running

Trouble is we run people and the gop is quite good at destroying the reputation of people

[leftynyc]

4. Meaningless, unless

we get out all the voters. I've seen very little evidence we're capable of that in the midterms.

[Tiggeroshii]

5. Gotta average that to be a sure thing next year

But good mews anyways

[Dem_4_Life]

7. Did it say where all the people they polled are from?

It would be nice to see different polls in different areas so you can get a true picture.