The polls suggest a strong Democratic showing in the 2026 midterms. They also reveal an electorate angry about the cost of living, political corruption and a system many believe is rigged against them. But what will that anger mean at the ballot box? Host Megan McArdle is joined by Kristen Soltis Anderson, a pollster and co-founder of Echelon Insights. They break down what the polls are telling us, whether Democrats are headed for a wave and why voter anger doesn’t always translate into support for the policies party leaders expect. Subscribe to The Washington Post <a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">here</a>.

The polls suggest a strong Democratic showing in the 2026 midterms. They also reveal an electorate angry about the cost of living, political corruption and a system many believe is rigged against them. But what will that anger mean at the ballot box?

Host Megan McArdle is joined by Kristen Soltis Anderson, a pollster and co-founder of Echelon Insights. They break down what the polls are telling us, whether Democrats are headed for a wave and why voter anger doesn’t always translate into support for the policies party leaders expect.

The fight for fed-up voters in the 2026 midterms

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