A YouGov poll shows Democrats up 15 points on the generic ballot.
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovSep 30, 2026
A YouGov/Economist poll released Sept. 29, 2026 showed Democrats up 16 points among likely voters (53%-38%), close to the claimed 15, but the same poll showed only a 6-point lead among registered voters. A separate CBS/YouGov poll (fieldwork Sept. 30-Oct. 2) showed Democrats +9, so the claim's 15-point figure matches neither the registered-voter nor the CBS/YouGov result.
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… The only one that sticks out is closing the border, which Democrats obviously failed to do, weren't even trying to do, frankly, during the Biden administration. But what do you think about that? Yeah, I mean, well, I don't know if you saw, but the You gov poll came out today showing, um, Dems up 15. And the I know that's crazy, which I don't believe. They're Democrats. Did You only pull my house? Because, yeah, I think it'll ultimately be that's not how polls are done. I don't want to be that person that's like, Oh, they didn't call me. …
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The same YouGov/Economist poll showed only a 6-point Democratic lead among registered voters, so the 15-point figure depends on which population is measured.[1]
Contradicts. The CBS/YouGov poll (Sept. 30-Oct. 2) showed Democrats 54% to Republicans 45%, a 9-point lead, not 15.[2][3][4]
Supports. The YouGov/Economist poll reported a 16-point Democratic lead among likely voters (53%-38%), a figure close to the claimed 15 points.[1]
Context. A later YouGov/Economist poll (Oct. 23-26) showed Democrats +6, and the claim's 'came out today' timing does not match the Sept. 29 release date reported by the sources.[1][5]
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- 1Who would win Congress today? New poll shows one ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 2YouGov, 2 October 2026: Generic ballot, 2026 - Polling Forecastpollingforecast.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3CNN Poll of Polls: Choice for Congress | CNN Politicsedition.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4YouGov - CBS News polls 2026 · Call the Mapcallthemap.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5YouGovpolls.politicalbetting.com · not rated · cited for: context
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