Republicans regain advantage on generic congressional ballot

Trump supporters turn out in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.
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Republicans have at last seized the advantage on a generic congressional ballot following a three-month period that saw Democrats with leads between 2 and 10 points, a new Politico/Morning Consult poll found. Among registered voters, 39 percent said they would vote for a generic Republican candidate for Congress, while 38 percent said they would vote for a Democrat and 23 percent said they are undecided.

Other polls do not yet show Republicans ahead, although RealClearPolitics' average has Democrats with an advantage of 7 points on a generic ballot, down from a high of 13 points last year.

Trust over handling the economy has also swung since December to Republicans, and the GOP also has a 9-point advantage on handling jobs, a 19-point advantage on national security, and "the Democratic advantage on health care has dwindled to just 4 percentage points, down from double digits last year," Politico writes.

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Forty-seven percent of Americans approve of President Trump's job performance in the Politico/Morning Consult poll. The same percentage also disapprove. The poll surveyed 1,985 registered voters between Feb. 8-12 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 points. Read the full results here.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.