The hometown newspaper in Florida, where Donald Trump makes his official residence, has shared some bad news about Republican chances in the state’s midterm elections.
According to Alternet, the Palm Beach Post has written about some of the races in Florida. The Palm Beach Post is the largest newspaper in the city where Mar-a-Lago is located.
“President Donald Trump‘s low approval rating is enough to raise alarms for Republicans in the midterm elections this fall. But new polls show a majority of voters are opting for Democrats on a generic ballot,” the Palm Beach Post reported this week.
“Trump has bemoaned the pattern of ruling parties performing poorly in the midterm elections, which is seen as a referendum on the presidency. Trump’s average approval rating is worse today than the same point in his first term, and NPR reported Trump has done more travel related to the midterm races in 2016 than in 2018.”
‘Raise alarms for Republicans’: Trump’s hometown newspaper has bad news for the GOP #AlterNet https://t.co/M133ZBpojB
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The report cites the Cook Political Report as stating that 18 House races are considered “toss-ups,” as well as the new 25th Congressional District. Cook Political Report says it was “created to lean Republican,” although Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) is running for the seat, which was created in Florida’s redistricting for
“Driving the Democrats’ significant lead on the ballot are women voters, who break for the Democratic candidate by a 27-point margin, 56% to 39%, while men are more split: 49% support the Democrat and 44% the Republican,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said in a release cited by the Palm Beach Post.
Cook’s latest ratings list 184 seats as “Solid Democrat,” 11 as “Likely Democrat,” 10 as “Lean Democrat,” 18 as “Toss Up,” 9 as “Lean Republican,” 18 as “Likely Republican” and 185 as “Solid Republican.” This indicates that control of the House will be determined by a relatively small map of battleground districts.
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