MAGA Shows 75% Midterm Certainty as Columnist Urges Democrats to Quit Chasing GOP Voters
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 19
MAGA Shows 75% Midterm Certainty as Columnist Urges Democrats to Quit Chasing GOP Voters
2 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 19
Summary
A July HarrisX poll found 75% of Trump supporters say they are definitely voting in November’s midterms, versus 70% of non-MAGA Republicans and 63% of Democrats.
That enthusiasm gap drives Sara Pequeño’s argument that Democrats should stop trying to win over Republican voters and focus instead on turning out their own coalition.
Trump’s broader weakness does not erase that risk: a Washington Post/Ipsos poll put his approval at 37%, but 81% of Republicans still approved of his performance.
Pequeño argues Republican culture-war messaging is keeping MAGA engaged, while Democrats still lack clear, consistent messaging on immigration and transgender rights.
The piece notes Democrats retain openings—44% in the HarrisX survey leaned Democratic versus 41% Republican, and 55% of voters hostile to both parties planned to back Democrats.