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Tommy, can you hear me?

That Morning Consult poll of Alabama voters that showed Republican Tommy Tuberville with a 17-point lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones for the U.S. Senate was such a stunner, a Jones campaign aide rushed out an email fundraiser trying to quell any panic. Until now, most polls have shown Jones to be competitive against … Continued
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August 6, 2020

New poll: Tuberville has big lead over Jones in Senate race

Team voting still rules in Alabama. According to a new Morning Consult poll of Alabama voters, Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville has a double-digit lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, virtually mirroring the advantage President Donald Trump has over Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the state. The poll of approximately 650 likely Alabama voters shows … Continued
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August 4, 2020

Doug Jones approval rating at 41 percent, new poll shows

Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, has maintained a consistent approval rating since last quarter, according to a new poll.  The Morning Consult’s newest Senator Approval Ranking for the fourth quarter of last year shows Jones’ current approval rating sits at 41 percent with a disapproval rating of 35 percent for a net approval rating of plus … Continued
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January 21, 2020

New poll shows Republican voters split on gun control legislation

A new poll by Morning Consult and Politico shows that Republicans are nearly split on favorability for stricter gun control laws. The poll, conducted in early August among 1,933 registered voters, shows that 47 percent of GOP voters support stricter gun control laws, while 45 percent oppose them. These results may point to future complications … Continued
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August 19, 2019

New survey finds Trump trailing Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders in hypothetical match-up

If elections were held today former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders would beat President Donald Trump by double-digits in a hypothetical match-up, according to a new poll by Morning Consult and Politico. The survey, conducted Aug. 16-18, 2018 among 1,974 registered voters, also asks Americans about their views on Omarosa Manigault … Continued
August 22, 2018