Opinion Today
April 30, 2022
Independents favor the GOP right now, poll finds Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour Six months out from the midterm election, Republicans running for Congress are enjoying the strongest public support they have seen in a decade, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. As President Joe Biden struggles to gain political momentum, the GOP is also getting more favorable marks on key issues like inflation — signaling challenging, if not dismal, days ahead for the Democratic Party.
Republicans have the advantage with voters in 2022 elections Domenico Montanaro, NPR News All signs are pointing to a difficult midterm election for President Biden and Democrats, and a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll has fresh evidence of that. Of the 1,162 registered voters surveyed, 47% said they are more likely to vote for the Republican in their district, as opposed to 44% who said Democrats. The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it's background noise Anya Kamenetz, NPR News L…