Democrats lead the generic ballot by 9 with less than four weeks to go, but the bigger story is on the Republican side. In our last look before the midterm, Brent Buchanan and John Rogers break down the early October National Voter Trends poll: the Republican voters who think it’s already over, why gas prices now hurt the party in power, and why Chuck Schumer is the better closing villain. Brent’s takeaway: much of this is fixable. Give Republican voters a reason to show up, a real answer on costs, and some daylight from Trump on Iran and tariffs. Full data at cygn.al.
