ByJoseph Curl
@josephcurl
October 3, 2018
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With five weeks to go before the mid-term elections, Republicans are closing the gap with Democrats — especially after the latest debacle with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court.
In the Quinnipiac University National Poll released Tuesday, 49% of voters said they support the Democratic candidate in their local race for the House of Representatives, while 42% back the Republican candidate.
That's a 7-point gain for Republicans in just a week, with support for Democrats dropping 3% and support for Republicans rising 4%. In the September 12 survey by Quinnipiac, Democrats held a 52 - 38 margin, so Republicans have cut the lead in half.
The latest poll was conducted from September 27 - 30, after the Senate Judiciary Committee held its latest hearing on Kavanaugh, which ripped Democrats for its partisan witch hunt.
"The numbers suggest the big blue wave may have lost some of its momentum as House races tighten. President Donald Trump's approval remains deeply in the red," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.
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