New poll shows why Democrats, Republicans are voting in the midterm elections
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[0:00] We begin this hour with brand new CBS
[0:01] News polling on next week's midterm
[0:03] elections. Our battleground tracker
[0:05] currently estimates that Democrats are
[0:07] on pace to retake control of the House
[0:09] of Representatives. Our polling also
[0:11] shows that more than 80% of registered
[0:14] Democrats, Republicans, and independents
[0:16] have already voted or will definitely
[0:18] vote. Let's bring in CBS News political
[0:20] director Finn Gomez. So Finn, Democrats
[0:23] have been gaining more and more momentum
[0:24] in the polls as we get closer to
[0:26] election day. polls could be wrong, but
[0:29] uh we are seeing a lot of evidence that
[0:32] the Democrats are gaining ground. What's
[0:33] driving this?
[0:35] >> Uh President Trump, Adriana, I think two
[0:37] things are are driving the Democratic
[0:39] advantage right now. Uh of course,
[0:41] frustration over cost of living. Those
[0:43] are key issues that we've been talking
[0:44] about all cycle, but also opposition to
[0:46] President Trump and his policies is are
[0:48] is the main reason that you're seeing
[0:50] Democrats being mobilized here. And our
[0:52] latest CBS News uh battleground tracker
[0:55] estimates Democrats are on pace to win
[0:57] 229 229 House seats. And while that
[1:00] advantage has held steady, it hasn't
[1:03] changed either. Uh but what we're seeing
[1:04] in this latest data is why voters are
[1:07] moving towards Democrats. Uh many
[1:09] Democrats remain deeply frustrated with
[1:11] inflation and high prices, gas prices,
[1:14] housing, healthcare, and our whole and
[1:15] our polling shows more voters believe
[1:18] they'll be financially worse off if
[1:20] Republicans remain in control. Uh but
[1:23] there's also a turno