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Why Dems Are Feeling Confident [Axios]

New reporting from Axios highlights why Democrats are feeling confident about taking back the House Majority in 2026. From the report:

  1. The “big, beautiful bill” is polling terribly.
  2. Cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act are expected to make the “big, beautiful bill” even more unpopular.  
  3. Prices are still high despite Trump promising to bring them down. Economic approval had long been one of Trump’s consistent political strengths and now is not.
  4. Trump’s deportations are getting blowback after going well beyond violent criminals and gang members. Polls show Republicans losing their advantage on one of their key issues in the 2024 election.  
  5. Democratic enthusiasm. A recent CNN poll found that 72% Democrats and Democratic-aligned voters are extremely motivated to vote in the midterm elections compared to just 50% of Republicans and Republican-aligned voters.

As the House heads into August District Work Period where Democrats will continue to communicate Republicans’ broken promises, it’s clear Democrats have the momentum on our side. From launching digital ads targeting vulnerable Republicans for threatening lifesaving care as a result of their Big, Ugly Bill to releasing an interactive tool, HouseRepublicanPriceHike.com, that shows Americans just how much more they are paying for everyday goods under House Republicans’ control, it’s clear Democrats are on offense.

       
DCCC Communications Director Courtney Rice: 
“Whether it’s Republicans’ once-in-a-generation-unpopular law that guts health care and raises energy costs all to give tax breaks to billionaires or their overall failure to address the high cost of living, it’s clear that Democrats are on a path back to the House majority come 2026.”

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