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A new CNN poll reveals how people mad at both parties see the midterms

About one-quarter of Americans are double haters, and they favor Democratic congressional candidates by 31 points, the CNN/SSRS poll found.

  • A new CNN poll finds that Double-haters—voters viewing both parties negatively—favor the Democratic Party in the upcoming midterms by 31 points, establishing this group as a decisive electoral force.
  • Disaffected voters cite specific grievances driving their choices: 22% view Democrats as 'do-nothing,' while 14% criticize the GOP for failing to stand up to President Donald Trump.
  • While just 28% of Americans hold a favorable view of the Democratic Party compared to 32% for the Republican Party, Democrats maintain a distinct advantage in motivating their base.
  • Congressional leaders from both parties remain deeply unpopular; Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, Mike Johnson, and John Thune all receive negative ratings, with Schumer seeing particularly low numbers.
  • Internal fractures persist within both parties, as 72% of Democratic-aligned adults cite Israel as a source of division, while 54% of Republican-aligned adults worry about the GOP's focus and direction.
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN. According to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, Americans' views of the Democratic and Republican parties remain deeply negative. And in an election year that could hinge on which party voters see as the lesser evil, Democrats hold a slight early advantage. Roughly a quarter of the population has a negative view of both parties—the so-called "double-hate" voters. Yet, voters in this group prefer De…

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Many Americans are mad at both parties. Those ‘double haters’ favor the Democrats in the midterms

Americans’ views of both the Democratic and Republican parties remain deeply negative, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. And in an election year that may turn on which party voters see as the lesser of two evils, the Democrats hold an early advantage.

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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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