(The Center Square) – Eight months in advance, the midterm elections are looking tight. A new national survey shows that voters, despite some general dissatisfaction with the Republican trifecta’s performance, have not fully embraced the Democratic alternative.
The Center Square’s newest Voters’ Voice Poll shows that 43% of U.S. registered voters surveyed would vote for a Republican candidate if elections were held today and 44% would vote for a Democratic candidate. Eleven percent of voters haven’t made up their minds yet.
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