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Search results for "Democrats hold 5-point edge over GOP ahead of midterms"

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Jonathan Karl stated on November 03, 2013 in a conversation on ABC's "This Week":
"Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage."
By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2013
Donald Trump stated on November 07, 2018 in a press conference:
"In the House, Republicans dramatically outperformed historical precedents."
By Louis Jacobson• November 8, 2018
Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview:
In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees."
By Tom Kertscher• November 24, 2014
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 19, 2018 in a tweet:
In her defeat of Republican Rep. Karen Handel, Democratic challenger Lucy McBath "was outspent 5-1."
By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2018
John Cornyn stated on July 09, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article:
"There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one."
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 17, 2010
Mitch McConnell stated on January 07, 2015 in a Senate floor speech:
A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress."
By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2015
Donald Trump stated on November 07, 2018 in in a press conference:
"This election marks the largest Senate gains for a president's party in a first midterm election since at least President Kennedy's in 1962."
By John Kruzel• November 8, 2018
Mark Shields stated on October 10, 2014 in a broadcast of PBS' "Newshour":
Republicans "made it easier to buy a gun" in states they won in 2010.
By Jon Greenberg• October 16, 2014
Fareed Zakaria stated on June 10, 2018 in in a monologue:
"When you tally up their representation in Congress and governorships, the Democrats almost have their lowest representation in about 100 years." 
By John Kruzel• June 15, 2018
Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a screenshot:
"Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge."
By Daniel Funke• November 4, 2020
Joe Scarborough stated on November 03, 2014 in a segment on "Morning Joe":
2014 midterm election spending by "the left and the right are both equal."
By Katie Sanders• November 6, 2014
Linda Coleman stated on October 26, 2018 in a town hall:
"Seniors can be charged five times what anybody else is charged for health care for pre-existing conditions" under the Republican health care bill.
By Bill McCarthy• October 30, 2018
Michael Steele stated on November 08, 2010 in an interview on NPR:
"I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938."
By Robert Farley• December 3, 2010
Republican Governors Association stated on September 05, 2022 in Email:
Says President Joe Biden “recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy.”
By Madeline Heim• September 9, 2022
Chris Matthews stated on January 23, 2013 in comments on his MSNBC show:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race.  
By Dave Umhoefer• February 10, 2013
David Perdue stated on August 04, 2014 in during an appearance in Middle Georgia:
"There are only about 10 people in the United States Senate who have any real business experience."
By Nancy Badertscher• August 13, 2014
Mitt Romney stated on August 08, 2011 in a New Hampshire town hall.:
Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points.
By W. Gardner Selby• August 14, 2011
Rand Paul stated on November 07, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
"The interest on the debt now is going to approach in the next couple of years ... what we spend in the national defense budget."
By Louis Jacobson• November 8, 2010
Sandy Pasch stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address:
Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election  
By Dave Umhoefer• December 5, 2012
Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland:
"We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years."
By Mark Naymik• April 28, 2011

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By Aaron Sharockman• November 17, 2013

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By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• November 12, 2014

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By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• November 12, 2014

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By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2021

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By Tom Kertscher• March 29, 2016

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By Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2022

What does a small majority mean for House Republicans? 3 things to know

By Louis Jacobson• November 19, 2024

What's at stake in the midterms: A primer on 8 key issues for 2018

By Louis Jacobson• November 5, 2018

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Trump vs. Biden: An updated look at the money race

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By April Hunt• December 29, 2014

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A voter guide to North Carolina’s Senate primaries

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