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Polybius

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Sat May 16, 2026, 11:28 AM Saturday

Interesting poll on potential 2028 candidates (Vance loses his lead to Rubio, AOC ahead of Harris and Newsom) [View all]

Atlas Intel Poll

Republican Primary: Rubio 45, Vance 30, DeSantis 11, Trump Jr. 0

Democratic Primary: Ocasio-Cortez 26, Buttigieg 22, Newsom 21, Harris 13, Shapiro 2

Quite surprising on both ends. I didn't think that Vance would fall to second, although Rubio is a skilled politician in his own way. And Harris in 4th place? Quite odd, she's 1st in most polls.

Here's their Generic Congressional poll results:

Democrats 55, Republicans 40

Whoa, a 15 point lead! That's far bigger than any other poll, where we are usually in the lead by like 5 points or so. 15 would be enough to win 40-60 seats!

Now, before anyone dismisses Atlas Intel, here were some of their swing state (along with Texas and the popular vote) predictions in 2024:

Trump +1 in Wisconsin
Trump +1 in Pennsylvania
Trump +2 in North Carolina
Trump +3 in Nevada
Trump +5 in Arizona
Trump +11 in Texas
Harris +5 in Viriginia
Trump +1 in Popular Vote
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AOC being President would be a dream come true for me mvd Saturday #1
AOC being the Dem nominee would result in a nightmare for all of us. RandomNumbers Saturday #5
Well, it's a ways away. I'll give her a chance mvd Saturday #6
Thank you for the reality check. yellow dahlia Saturday #10
While encouraging, it should be noted that Atlas is a highly biased RW pollster Fiendish Thingy Saturday #2
They were the most accurate polling organization in each of the last two presidential elections BeyondGeography Saturday #3
It was called biased because certain people here didn't like their poll numbers, and laughed at them Polybius Saturday #4
IIRC, Atlas significantly and consistently over samples Republicans Fiendish Thingy Saturday #8
"Who knew in 2024 that 9 million fewer voters" Polybius Yesterday #13
What does your crystal ball say about turnout in 2026 vs 2022? Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #14
My guess is probably better than 2022, because Trump is so hated Polybius 18 hrs ago #16
I really hate "polls." gulliver Saturday #7
The Republican side looks realistic (Rubio vs Vance), but the Democratic side is just early name recognition Midwestern Democrat Saturday #9
Agreed. My top contenders are Mark Kelly and Chris Murphy. yellow dahlia Saturday #11
These numbers are kind of amusing fujiyamasan Saturday #12
It is a massive outlier: Celerity Yesterday #15
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