What Dems have is a little something called "momentum":
#New #OHSen Poll:
Ryan (D) 49% (+11)
Vance (R) 38%@SurveyMonkey/@CenterStreetPAC https://t.co/yPmFBoyodK— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) August 4, 2022
NATIONAL POLL: Which party do Americans want in control of Congress?
38% DEM
12% not matter, but lean DEM
34% GOP
9% not matter, but lean GOP
5% not matter, no lean https://t.co/ITYL9gyPbd pic.twitter.com/GCmAnS7zq5— MonmouthPoll (@MonmouthPoll) August 3, 2022
In @FiveThirtyEight's generic ballot tracker, Dems are now even with GOP, closing a 2-pt spread over the last month. Falling gas prices + momentum on abortion rights + passage of Manchin/Schumer could deliver @POTUS a much better result in Nov. pic.twitter.com/uXWaNR6a2B
— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) August 4, 2022
Fetterman leads Oz by 11 points in Pennsylvania Senate race: Pollhttps://t.co/VucqFOIdKi
— 🌸ₘ.ₐ. ₗₐₚᵢₙₛₖᵢ🌸 (@Empressmish13) August 4, 2022
Yeah, if Fetterman is getting 17% of Trump voters, it's pretty much over.https://t.co/2cOQIgk3QH
— Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) August 5, 2022
Fox poll:
Senate
Fetterman (D) 47%
Oz (R) 36%
Governor
Shapiro (D) 50%
Mastriano (R) 40%— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 29, 2022
Voters in Kansas rejected extreme efforts to amend the state constitution to take away a woman’s right to choose.
This vote makes clear what we know: The majority of Americans agree that women should have access to abortion and the right to make their own health care decisions.— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 4, 2022
Four officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s killing face federal charges https://t.co/9EMA3deP8i
— Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) August 5, 2022
Here's something to make the drop in #gasprices feel real:
A 7 Eleven outside of Oklahoma City just became the first station in the U.S. with gas prices back under $2.99/gal. 🎉— GasBuddy (@GasBuddy) August 4, 2022
Per two sources, the deal with Sinema may actually slightly increase deficit reduction figure
Removes carried interest ($14b) and accelerated depreciation (about $40 b)
But 1 percent stock buyback excise brings in $73 billion https://t.co/wshEqLzErX@marianne_levine— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) August 5, 2022
JUST IN: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema agrees to support the Democrats’ economic bill, the clearest sign yet that Democrats will have 50 votes and be able to pass it by the end of the weekend https://t.co/EDnwvH800E
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 5, 2022
Even Senator Mitch McConnell concedes that the Inflation Reduction Act does NOT raise tax rates for families.
Listen for yourself: pic.twitter.com/dan1I6xvQT— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) August 4, 2022
BREAKING:
JOBS REPORT OBLITERATES EXPECTATIONS
528K new jobs. Unemployment rate drops to 3.5%, wages accelerate to 5.2% YOY
Economists had expected 25K new jobs and the unemployment rate to hold steady at 3.6%https://t.co/LIJDHOuaeh— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) August 5, 2022
If you look at the polls-only forecast on 538 today, Dems are significantly more likely to hold the House than Republicans are to take the Senate.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 4, 2022
Mitch McConnell is suddenly trying to lower expectations for the midterms. Why? | Via Independent https://t.co/o0UhErOoMx
— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) August 5, 2022
📣📣📣 THREAD: Dems are facing headwinds in 2022, but the tide has started to turn! WE. CAN. DO. THIS!
In 2022 we need to save democracy again. Money isn't everything, but it's still an important tool.
Here's multiple fed/state races to support: 1/https://t.co/DsXemoElFY— Charles Gaba 🇺🇦 (@charles_gaba) August 4, 2022