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But the survey findings also suggest that many voters think Democrats should be doing more to fight back.

“It would help to have more positive messages about what the Democrats plan to do to address the issues,” a Montana voter said. “They should define the issue and propose meaningful solutions. Promote their agenda for positive change.”

Some respondents hoped change would come in the form of a generational shake-up — a trend that has already been playing out nationwide, as several younger Democrats have ousted older incumbents.

“Congress needs a clean-up,” one Michigan voter argued. “We need new blood.”

While it’s not uncommon for the opposition party to head into the midterms with an advantage, the information provided shows that almost 80% of respondents reported feeling that the country is heading in the wrong direction. Nearly 90% of respondents also told the volunteers they plan to vote this November. Although nothing says what party they plan to vote for, the DNC believes this information reinforces the need to motivate “infrequent voters” by “directly addressing the rising cost of living.”

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 20 people, injuring many others and sending residents scrambling out of homes into darkness as the intense shaking cut off power, officials said.

The epicenter of the earthquake, which was set off by a local fault, was about 17 kilometers (10 miles) northeast of Bogo, a coastal city of about 90,000 people in Cebu province where at least 14 residents died, disaster-mitigation officer Rex Ygot told The Associated Press by telephone.

The death toll in Bogo was expected to rise. Workers were trying to transport a backhoe to hasten search and rescue efforts in a cluster of shanties in a mountain village hit by a landslide and boulders, he said.

“It’s hard to move in the area because there are hazards,” Glenn Ursal, another disaster-mitigation officer told The AP, adding some survivors were brought to a hospital.

Six people, including three coast guard personnel, a firefighter and a child, were killed separately in San Remigio town, south of Bogo, the town’s vice mayor, Alfie Reynes, told the DZMM radio network without elaborating how the victims died.

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