Poll pitting an unnamed Democrat against an unnamed Republican sees liberals hit high-water mark

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An unnamed Democratic candidate leads an unnamed Republican candidate by 7 points in a Politico/Morning Consult poll testing a generic congressional ballot, Politico reports. The Democrats' advantage is the largest the poll has recorded since the question was added to the survey in the spring.

Two weeks ago, a generic Republican and a generic Democratic candidate were tied 40-40 in the poll. In the more recent survey, conducted Thursday through Saturday, the Democratic candidate led with 44 percent, and the Republican fell behind with 37 percent; 19 percent of voters were undecided.

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The poll reached 1,972 registered voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 points. Read more of the results at Politico, here.

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