WASHINGTON — Democrats seem to be getting their mojo back as the midterm season heats up. Democrats topped Republicans on the generic congressional ballot by a considerable six points, 52% to 46%, scoring the highest of any party on that metric in the history of the survey commissioned by Fox News.

Democrats are clearly motivated ahead of the 2026 midterm elections despite having mixed feelings about the party’s leadership, a new CNN poll, conducted by SSRS and released Sunday, found. This comes as Trump’s approval rating remains underwater about one year into his second term in office.

In October 2025, with Senate Republicans and Democrats unable to come to an agreement on the then-expiring Affordable Care

Pepperdine’s College Democrats and College Republicans chapters began the semester focusing on political dialogue and civic duty. Despite differing political views, both clubs have a commitment to building community across the political spectrum.

Overall, the theme seems to be taxing upper-income earners more and then using that money either for programs that benefit lower-income earners or for tax breaks aimed at specific groups.

Democrats are succeeding in getting a showdown on new rules for immigration enforcement. But will those rules amount to anything?

President Trump is warning of a possible Democratic victory in November’s midterm elections, seemingly lowering expectations for Republican wins well ahead of any voters heading to the ballot box. Trump regularly notes the party in control of the White House historically tends to lose the midterms,