Democrats lead by eye-popping 12 points in battleground districts, new poll finds

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published 6 July 2018

Democratic voters are eager to hit the polls, especially in hotly-contested districts.

Democratic candidates lead by 12 percentage points in battleground districts for House elections in the fall, a Washington Post poll found on Friday.

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Border security, as well as immigration policy overall, is poised to be a key issue in the upcoming elections, and the poll gathered information on whether voters think the administration is headed in the right direction. While respondents largely said they didn't want candidates to voice too much support for Trump and his policies, a slight majority of battleground voters said that Democrats running for Congress are too critical of the president.

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Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.

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