Democrats hold 7-point edge in final national NBC/WSJ poll

(MSNBC) WASHINGTON — Democrats hold a 7-point advantage over Republicans in the final national NBC News/Wall Street Journal pollbefore Tuesday’s midterm elections, with both parties showing record enthusiasm and interest in the upcoming contests.

Fifty percent of likely voters say they prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress, while 43 percent want Republicans in charge. That’s down from Democrats’ 9-point advantagein October’s NBC/WSJ poll,though the change is well within the poll’s margin of error.

(Among the wider pool of registered voters, Democrats lead Republicans by 6 points, 49 percent to 43 percent.) Read More