Poll: Democrats are actually united. For now.
The POLITICO Poll data shows 47% of the party’s midterm voters prefer the next Congress’ agenda be set by Democrats who want major systemic reforms and government intervention to reduce inequality, compared to 39% who prefer Democrats who want pragmatic and targeted economic solutions.
Key points
- “If people are spending more time going after other Democrats instead of figuring out how to work together as a team, then I'm not sure that they've got the right priorities,” moderate Sen.
- The overwhelming majority of Democratic midterm voters — 78% — say bringing down the cost of living should be Democrats’ top focus as they come into control of Congress next year.
- Half of progressives and moderates now say the party is “somewhat” or “much more” unified since the election, according to the latest survey, conducted last weekend by PF Global.
Democrats’ long-warring ideological factions have reached a détente, new POLITICO Poll data shows.
Put together, Democrats are now headed for their biggest House majority of the century.
Additional details
- The size and sweep of Democrats’ midterms romp appears to have temporarily quelled the electability questions that fueled the long-running standoff between the party’s factions.
- The polling reveals cracks are already starting to reemerge within Democrats’ coalition, foreshadowing potential intraparty fights to come on Capitol Hill and beyond into 2028.
- Democrats agree on the broad strokes of their priorities, but they diverge on the scope of lawmakers’ approach and the kind of presidential nominee they’d like to see.
- “Democrats, they don’t need to be getting too big-headed about this quote-unquote blue wave or blue tsunami,” said incoming Arizona 6th District Rep.
- Several possible White House aspirants are trying to push a public truce, arguing that factional infighting needs to take a backseat for now.
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