Polls touting a large Republican generic-ballot lead overstate the edge because they screen for likely voters, who skew Republican; YouGov/Polimetrics data confirm independents and Republicans are much more motivated to vote in 2010 than Democrats.

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David Brady

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the people who want to tout those results are only looking at likely voters and presumably Republicans are much more motivated

Source

David Brady on the State of the Electorate 09/02/2010EconTalk
Created: 6/16/2026, 2:51:22 PM

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