UNDERNEWS: Polls

January 5, 2026

Polls

2026 Generic Congressional Ballot Weekly Tracking by Morning Consult Democrats: 44% [-1] Republicans: 42% [=] Not sure: 14%

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Reuters/Ipsos - Trump Approval Approve: 42% (+3) Disapprove: 56% (-3) Was net -22 in Nov. vs -14 now —— US military action to remove Maduro Approve: 33% Disapprove: 34% Not sure: 33%

Washington Post - The Post poll finds Americans are almost evenly split between approval and disapproval of the U.S. sending forces to capture Maduro, though most say the operation should have required congressional approval. The public is also skeptical about the U.S. taking control of Venezuela’s government or deciding its leadership.

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Strelnikov said...: This is proof that the conditioning works, because there are no good stories about Maduro and Bolivarian socialism in the papers/news websites, only whining from the money gang.; January 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM

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