Democrats hold a huge edge over Republicans in polling ahead of the midterms

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsDemocrats hold a huge edge over Republicans in polling ahead of the midtermsGeneric ballot advantage grows to double digits as Trump’s ratings on economy, immigration and foreign policy craterJohn Bowden Wednesday 29 April 2026 19:44 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967531","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/democrats-house-senate-polling-midterms-b2967531.html","title":"Democrats hold a huge edge over Republicans in polling ahead of the midterms"}}CloseTop Democratic strategist says Trump can't be the Antichrist because the president is too dumbSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"is...