The Wall Street Journal poll shows Democrats up eight points on the generic ballot.
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovSep 30, 2026
The Wall Street Journal poll (conducted September 16-21, 2026, 1,500 registered voters) showed Democrats at 50% and Republicans at 42%, an eight-point Democratic lead on the generic ballot, as the claim states. The claim matches the post's wording, and the poll was already public before the September 30 posting date.
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… I saw Jim Justice, the West Virginia senator, posting about how out of control ISIS This follows Roger Marshall in Kansas doing the same thing. Um, and this probably just appealed to my data nerd heart, but in the new Wall Street Journal poll, which has Democrats up eight on the generic ballot, I saw that they, uh, did a survey within the survey of the top 10 policies with the highest support amongst Democrats and Republicans, which is totally speaking my love language as a raging moderate. …
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. CNN's Poll of Polls lists the Wall Street Journal poll (September 16-21, 2026, 1,500 registered voters) with Democrats at 50%, Republicans at 42%, and a margin of D+8.[1]
Supports. The WSJ poll's crosstabs show Total Democrat at 50% and Total Republican at 42% on the generic congressional ballot question, with N=1,500 registered voters.[2]
Supports. PollingSource reports that the Wall Street Journal poll put Democrats ahead 50% to 42% among registered voters, and the Daily Torch states the WSJ poll showed Democrats ahead by eight points.[3][4]
Context. Other outlets (Yahoo/WSJ coverage and NJ.com) report the same WSJ poll's sample and dates (1,500 registered voters, September 16-21) but do not restate the generic ballot margin, and an NPR/PBS/Marist poll later showed a different eight-point lead among likely voters, which does not affect the WSJ figure.[5][6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 tier 2, 6 not rated
- 1CNN Poll of Polls: Choice for Congress | CNN Politicscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2September 16-21, 2026data.ddhq.io · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Today's Source - October 1, 2026 | PollingSourcepollingsource.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Reasons To Question A Democrat Sweep in November: Economic Woes Don’t Automatically Translate To Democrat Wins And Immigration Is A GOP Victorydailytorch.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5A surprising share of Trump backers now regret their 2024 voteyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6A surprising share of Trump backers now regret their 2024 vote: New pollnj.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7New poll shows danger sign for Dems with just a week until ...silive.com · not rated · cited for: context
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