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GOP trails Democrats by 8 points on congressional ballot in new poll

First publishedAug 20, 10:00 UTC
Last updatedAug 20, 12:12 UTC · 11m ago
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GOP trails Democrats by 8 points on congressional ballot in new poll
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Republicans are trailing Democrats by about 8 points on a generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll from Emerson College and The Hill. In the survey, 50.7 percent said that they would back a Democrat if the midterm elections were that day and 43 percent said that they would back a Republican, with 6.3...

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Republicans are trailing Democrats by about 8 points on a generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll from Emerson College and The Hill. In the survey, 50.7 percent said that they would back a Democrat if the midterm elections were that day and 43 percent said that they would back a Republican, with 6.3...
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