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Poll: Democrats have biggest ballot lead since 2017 #shorts
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November 20, 2025
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2:19Now PlayingRiding a wave of recent election victories, Democrats have another reason to hope for a repeat performance in next year’s elections. According to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, 55% of voters say they would rather elect a Democratic candidate if the midterms were held today.
The 14-point advantage over Republicans is the largest since November 2017, a year before Democrats won more than 40 seats in the House of Representatives during President Donald Trump’s first term.
Trump has won back the presidency but his approval rating have dropped since he returned to the Oval Office. According to the poll, 56% disapprove of his job performance so far, including 48% who strongly disapprove.
As the government shutdown came to an end, 57% of Americans said lowering prices should be the top priority of the White House right now. Controlling immigration, a major focus of Trump’s second term, came a distant second in the public’s list of presidential priorities — 41 points behind lowering prices.
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