New poll gauges voter enthusiasm for both parties one week before election, with Democrats up eight points
Democrats lead among likely voters
The poll found Democrats ahead by eight points among likely voters. The survey was released Tuesday by PBS News, NPR and Marist. The report did not provide additional polling details in its account. Its central finding was the difference in support among likely voters.
Independents widen the margin
Including independents increased the reported Democratic lead to 13 points. That is five points larger than the advantage among likely voters. The figures show how the reported margin changes when independents are counted. No further breakdown of the results was provided.
PBS News discusses findings
Geoff Bennett presented a discussion of the poll and its implications with Domenico Montanaro of NPR. Bennett is co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour. The segment focused on what the polling results could indicate. The report did not include comments from Bennett or Montanaro beyond describing the discussion.
Key points
- Democrats led by eight points among likely voters in the PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.
- The lead rose to 13 points when independents were included.
- Geoff Bennett discussed the results with NPR’s Domenico Montanaro.