Election forecasters don't see polling 'sugar-high' Democrats fear — for now
Election forecasters suggest that recent polling gains for Democrats are not artificial. Independent handicappers, including the Cook Political Report, indicate that current metrics favor the party in the upcoming midterms.
Pollsters and independent handicappers are increasingly convinced that Democrats aren’t experiencing an artificial “sugar-high” in polling but that multiple metrics are right now pointing to a good midterm environment for the party. The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report became the latest independent forecaster this week in predicting that Republicans looked poised to lose the...
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