Does the poll indicate a worse than expected environment for Democrats in November? It depends who you ask.

“There is certainly an anti-incumbent feeling out there,” said a Democratic political consultant. “But once [Democrats] show the alternative to us are radical, right wing, Darren Bailey Republicans, we’re going to do just fine in the suburbs.”

A former suburban Republican lawmaker says Democrats have not been handling crime issues well.

“It seems as though [Democrats] may be overplaying their hand on social issues like abortion,” the former lawmaker said. “People are going to be more worried about their family’s safety than they are about these social issues. That crime and safety question could easily rise above the other issues. Most Democrats are failing to appreciate that.”