POLITICO Playbook: What two new polls tell us about the midterms

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : BORDER SONG -- "Border Wall Construction Resumes Under President Joe Biden," by The Intercept's Ryan Devereaux: "The Biden administration laid out its plans to rev up work on completing Donald Trump's signature project." MEDIAWATCH L.A. CONFIDENTIAL -- Under the relatively new stewardship of PATRICK SOON-SHIONG and his family, the L.A. Times newsroom has felt an "awkward and at times tense relationship" with its billionaire owner, Daniel Lippman, Chris Cadelago and Max Tani report in a big investigation.
50% : "But there is a second campaign on abortion, democracy and climate change, and Democrats are winning that campaign."
48% : For our money, the most interesting overall takeaway came from the Democratic and Republican pollsters who jointly conducted the survey for NBC: -- Instead of a "wave" election, 2022 may be a "'waves' election, where unprecedentedly strong crosscurrents push voters in different directions, with an end result that may not be what we expected," said Democrat JEFF HORWITT of Hart Research Associates. -- Indeed, 2022 is effectively two campaigns running in parallel: "There is a campaign about the economy, cost of living, crime and border security, and Republicans are winning this campaign," said Republican BILL MCINTURFF of Public Opinion Strategies.
48% : That would seem to be the nail in the coffin -- if it wasn't already sealed shut -- for efforts to codify same-sex and interracial marriage rights before the election: Baldwin has been leading the effort to recruit GOP supporters.
43% : The stipend amounts to nearly $90,000 in income that appears to far exceed his housing costs back home, money that's exempt from income taxes."
36% : Initially energized by pandemic-era battles over school policies, they're now "seeking to shape how potentially difficult discussions on race and gender identity happen -- or don't -- in classrooms across the country."

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