Democrats are Losing Ground With Voters, Especially Independents

This comes as no surprise. Gallup’s latest poll shows Republicans are up by 4 points over Democrats in a generic poll, 48% to 44%. What should be even more disconcerting for Democrats - independents now favor the R’s over the D’s 52% to to 30%. 

Since Gallup regularly began using the generic ballot to measure registered voters’ preferences for the House of Representatives in 1950, it has been rare for Republicans to have an advantage over Democrats. This is likely because more Americans usually identify as Democrats than as Republicans, but Republicans can offset this typical Democratic advantage in preferences with greater turnout on Election Day. Most of the prior Republican registered-voter leads on the generic ballot in Gallup polling occurred in 1994 and 2002, two strong years for the GOP.

Note to Democrats: Americans aren’t that into you, or your plans for us.

Via RedState