New polling shows Republicans hold an edge over Democrats just over a week before midterm elections that will decide control of the US legislative branch, with voters fixated on high inflation and the risk of recession.
Republicans appear poised to wrest control of the House of Representatives, a model released by CBS News on Sunday indicated, as the minority party has recaptured leads in certain races days before Americans cast their ballots on November 8. The expected 15-seat gain could narrow should younger voters turn out in higher numbers than the model assumes.
Democrats have lost momentum in recent weeks as data has suggested the worst inflation problem in decades is not improving, and in some cases at risk of getting worse, as price pressures become more deeply embedded in the economy. That has fanned fears of an impending recession, given the aggressive steps required of the Federal Reserve to root it out.