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babylonsister

(172,694 posts) Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:18 PM 3 hrs ago

Democrats Hold Big Edge on Enthusiasm

https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/25/democrats-hold-big-edge-on-ethusiasm/

Democrats Hold Big Edge on Enthusiasm
February 25, 2026 at 4:29 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

Democrats hold a 14-point advantage when it comes to voter enthusiasm heading into the midterm elections, according to a new WaPo-ABC News-Ipsos poll.

It’s the largest advantage Democrats have had ahead of the midterms since 2006.

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Democrats Hold Big Edge on Enthusiasm (Original Post) babylonsister 3 hrs ago OP

Good news overall fujiyamasan 3 hrs ago #1

fujiyamasan

(1,480 posts)

1. Good news overall

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Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:29 PM

3 hrs ago

Here’s the rundown for 2006 and 2018:

2006: Democrats gained 31 House seats and 6 Senate seats, taking control of both.

2018: Democrats gained 40 House seats, taking control, but republicans gained 2 senate seats.

We should see a decent wave election, barring (almost definite) attempted interference from the administration. The other large wave of course was 2010 where republicans won 60 seats in the house.

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