Democrat Pollsters Express Alarm 2 Weeks Ahead of 2022 Midterms: ‘Wake Up to Political Reality ’

A voter casts their ballot at a polling place at the Baltimore War Memorial Building during the midterm primary election in Baltimore, Md., on July 19, 2022. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Several Democrat pollsters and analysts have expressed alarm in recent days about their party’s prospects ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections.

Historically, the party of the president tends to lose seats in Congress in midterm elections. Democrats currently hold a slim majority in the House and operational control in the Senate, which is split 50–50.