The Democratic Party has a deeply motivated base and a clear advantage on the generic congressional ballot ahead of this fall’s midterms despite dismal impressions of its current leaders in Congress, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. 0:00 New CNN poll on 2026 midterm elections 1:44 Are new polling results a sign of a blue wave in November? 3:09 Is Trump concerned about midterms? 4:43 House races moving in Dems’ direction 6:42 Speaker Johnson on Republicans’ chances of holding onto