January 19, 2026
CNN's Fake News Poll
Timothy Birdnow
Here is a big nothingburger.
Did anyone really doubt Democrats are motivated to vote Democrat in the midterms? Is that really news?
Here's what I find interesting:
A full 72% of those surveyed said they disapprove of the way Democratic leaders in Congress are handling their jobs, while 28% approve.
Meanwhile, 80% of Democrats said they are "extremely motivated” or "very motivated” to vote in the upcoming elections, compared with 74% of Republicans who say the same.
The poll, conducted Jan. 9-12 among 1,209 adults, revealed shifts in political thinking:
— 64% said they disapprove of the way Republican leaders are handling their jobs compared with 35% who approve.
— 46% said they would vote for the Democratic Party’s candidate if elections were being held today while 41% said the Republican Party’s candidate.
— 52% think Republicans in Congress are doing too much to support President Donald Trump while 36% think Democrats are doing too much to oppose the president.
— 39% said the country will be better off if Democrats win control of Congress while 37% say worse off.
— 50% said Trump has had a bad effect on the Republican Party while 32% say he has had a good effect.
The survey has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points and 3.5 points among registered voters.
Remember, this is a CNN poll and it's intended to dispirit Republicans, to get them to stay home, and to encourage Democrats, the party whose lunch Mr. Trump has been feasting upon for some time.
And I would add this poll is about the midterms, not about Donald Trump. Midterms are generally decided on local issues and the voting is local in nature, which is why a President often loses the midterms but wins re-election during the general.
Given the high dissatisfaction rate with Democrats by their own party (notice this poll doesn't tell us the satisfaction/dissatisfaction rate among Republicans with Congress and the President) one has to take this with a huge grain of salt.
We should be concerned and need to get the vote out, no question. If the Democrats take power they will impeach Trump again and again, and Trump's agenda is finis. This is a must win for the GOP. But don't let yourself be panicked by this; Trump has always come from behind, and these poll numbers are not unusual for this time in a Presidency.
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