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Kristen Welker: “Democrats have only a slight lead on the question of which…”

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With the midterms approaching, 65% of Republicans say they will absolutely vote in November, compared to 79% of Democrats. That's according to a new Washington Post poll, although Democrats have only a slight lead on the question of which party's candidate voters are more likely to support. But the margin for Democrats grows among those all important independent voters. Joining me now is senior White House correspondent Gabe Gutierrez, again, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapoor on Capitol Hill for us. And national correspondent Erin Gilchrist is talking to voters in Georgia. (02:09–02:22)

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Asserts that Democrats have a slight lead in voter support, which increases among independent voters.

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