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NBC News national exit poll | 11/3
Generic congressional ballot 2026
Party
🟦Democrats: D +96 (98-2)
🟥Republicans: R +87 (93-6)
🟦Independents: D +20 (58-38)
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Gender
🟦Men: D +2 (50-48)
🟦Women: D +19 (59-40)
🟦Identify another way: D +77 (87-10)
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Race/ethnicity
White: Tied (49-49)
🟦Black: D +81 (90-9)
🟦Latino: D +30 (64-34)
🟦Asian: D +43 (71-28)
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Ages
🟦Ages 18-29: D +48 (73-25)
🟦Ages 30-44: D +26 (62-36)
🟦Ages 45-64: D +5 (52-47)
Ages 65+: Tied (50-50)
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Religion
🟥Protestant: R +19 (59-40)
🟦Catholic: D +1 (50-49)
🟦Jewish: D +37 (68-31)
🟦Muslim: D +75 (86-11)
🟦No religion: D +58 (78-20)
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2024 presidential vote
🟦Kamala Harris voters: D +95 (97-2)
🟥Donald Trump voters: R +84 (91-7)
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Midterm voting history
🟦First-time midterm voters: D +32 (65-33)
🟦Previous midterm voters: D +10 (54-44)
Link to exit poll: nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
Salt Lake Tribune: Democrats in Utah are on track to break the Republicans’ supermajority in the Utah State House.
Link to article: sltrib.com/news/2026/11/12/d…
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Washington Sun: Chuck Schumer Plots a “Durable Majority” That Flirts With 60 Seats
Sen. Chuck Schumer is already mapping out a target list for the 2028 elections, hoping Democrats can build “a durable majority” that lasts for many years.
Link to article: washingtonsun.com/congress/s…
Politico: Senators Michael Bennet Bernie Sanders, Chris Van Hollen and Tammy Duckworth are vowing to withhold support for a short-term funding deal that does not explicitly restrict funding on the Iran war
Link to article: politico.com/playbook
(Politico) JD Vance sees an opening in the post-election blame game: Republican hawks are attacking him for opposing the war, Democrats promise retribution — and he’s planning to use both to prove he’s the anti-establishment voice in Washington.
Vance allies say the attacks could help him recast the MAGA brand after the midterms and rally voters who soured on the war President Donald Trump launched the U.S. into.
Link to article: politico.com/playbook
Axios: Midterms trigger huge economic mood swing
There was an unusually sharp partisan mood shift in the wake of the midterms, according to sentiment data from Morning Consult that was shared exclusively with Axios.
While big partisan swings in consumer sentiment are typical after a presidential election, they have been much smaller in midterm races.
Link to article: axios.com/2026/11/12/consume…
(Politico) The Freedom Caucus comes to grips with a new reality: They won the war
The House Freedom Caucus is staring down an unfamiliar new reality in 2027: questionable relevance.
That’s partly because the ultra-conservative group achieved an indubitable triumph this week, when its co-founder and first chair, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, was elected Tuesday to serve as the next top House Republican leader.
politico.com/news/2026/11/12…
Politico: Mexicans wary over Stephen Miller’s plans for them
The new chief of staff is viewed as a potentially radicalizing force when it comes to the U.S. approach to its southern neighbor.
politico.com/news/2026/11/12…
Semafor: Some Democrats want to pump the brakes on Hegseth impeachment
“We have a very difficult set of decisions to make and I don’t think we should hastily make them,” said Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the top Armed Services Democrat.
semafor.com/article/11/12/20…
Reuters: Trump Threatens to Double Tariffs On Mexico
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to double tariffs on Mexico if it does not stop more than a thousand migrants walking north towards the United States after last week’s U.S. election, warning that they would not be allowed to enter
Link to article: scmp.com/news/world/united-s…
Fox News: Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) calls the 2028 Senate map for Republicans “very tough”
Look, it is an absolutely brutal map, but, politics, things change pretty quickly.”
foxnews.com/politics/senate-…
Axios: AOC shakes up team again as 2028 decision looms
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is shaking up her team for the second time in the past few months as she prepares to make the biggest decision of her political life.
Ocasio-Cortez has parted ways with her longtime digital fundraising firm, Middle Seat, according to three people familiar with the decision.
At the same time, sources said, she's brought on Aisle 518 Strategies — the company led by Democratic strategist Tim Tagaris, who oversaw Bernie Sanders' record-breaking online fundraising strategy in his two presidential campaigns.
axios.com/2026/11/12/aoc-pol…
NYT: The Man at the Center of Scott Colom’s Protein Ad
Russ Hudson was not expecting to become famous. But his deadpan drawl in Scott Colom’s viral protein ad made him a Mississippi sensation.
nytimes.com/2026/11/11/us/el…
Impact Research poll | 10/21-11/2
(Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin surveyed)
US President 2028
🟦Democratic candidate 49%
🟥JD Vance 43%
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🟦Democratic candidate 47%
🟥Marco Rubio 43%
Washington Examiner: Some Congressional Republicans privately worry that they won’t take back Congress until 2030.
washingtonexaminer.com/news/…
(CNN) “God didn't want us to get it the easy way,” Scott Colom tells victory party
Colom recalled his first town hall in Jackson where only 10 people showed up.
“You need faith, and I’ll tell you, throughout this campaign, there were many times where I had to have faith. There were times that I couldn’t get donors to answer the phone. They did not believe a moment like this was possible. But I kept the faith,” Colom said.
NBC News: Jim Jordan predicts a third impeachment of Trump once Democrats take charge of the House
Jordan: “There’ll be a third impeachment. They can’t help themselves. They’re going to go after everyone in the Cabinet.”
(CNN) "We collectively failed," Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) says about midterm results
Boebert: “I don’t blame any one person for anything. … We collectively failed. It’s very clear. The American people let us know that we have failed in this governing experience for this Congress, and hopefully we get it together and we can do better.”
