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Generic Congressional Ballot: R48, D36 (New record: 12 pt spread)
Rasmussen ^ | 8/16/2010 | Rasmussen

Posted on 08/16/2010 2:27:16 PM PDT by C210N

Republican candidates have jumped out to a record-setting 12-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 15, 2010. This is the biggest lead the GOP has held in over a decade of Rasmussen Reports surveying.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; 2010midterms; 2010polls; ballot; elections; generic; genericballot; gopcomeback; historic; poll; rasmussen
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To: taildragger
It was 6 or 7 when Newt and the boys took over in 94'

Nope. The Generic Congressional Ballot was a dead heat, just before the '94 mid-term elections. Someone just posted the Gallup graph from that time period on another thread.

In fact, the Democrats were AHEAD in mid-August of that year, which should tell all of us a lot about what's about to happen to them.

21 posted on 08/16/2010 3:29:16 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Oldexpat

Aboslute truth. The power to approve SC justices
is the most destructive power the current Senate has.

No other issue is more important.


22 posted on 08/16/2010 3:38:52 PM PDT by rahbert (catfish on the table, gospel in the air.)
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To: taildragger
This should pep you up:

“The Generic Ballot results were much different during the last two election cycles when Democrats regularly had large leads. When President Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, Democrats enjoyed a seven-point advantage.”

23 posted on 08/16/2010 3:53:49 PM PDT by Jacquerie (Get out of my face, get back in the closet.)
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To: C210N

Imagine what it would look like if the Republicans were actually able to articulate (and the media report) a coherent, cohesive message.


24 posted on 08/16/2010 4:01:09 PM PDT by WWRD
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To: Nonstatist

Can be bigger margins and not a shifting of seats. The result of decades of gerrymandering.


25 posted on 08/16/2010 4:01:44 PM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: All

What people are forgetting are the governor seats and state houses. GOP stands to make BIG gains there as well. This will effect congressional districts/redistricting for many years to come.


26 posted on 08/16/2010 4:32:33 PM PDT by ak267
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To: Windflier
Windflier, Thank you, I stand corrected.

Now the fish pills kick in :-)....

IIRC, The RNC was normally down 6 to 7 % so the dead even was huge in 94'. One, is my read-back correct on this, and 2 if it is, what does a 12 point spread say.... "H@ly $&!+ batman....

27 posted on 08/16/2010 4:55:06 PM PDT by taildragger ((Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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To: taildragger
It was 6 or 7 when Newt and the boys took over in 94'

Actually in 94, the Dems were up 1 or dead even.

Historically ever when the GOP does well they are still 3-4 points behind. So this tells you all you need to know.

It could be a tidal wave.
28 posted on 08/16/2010 5:02:50 PM PDT by nhwingut (Palin/Bachmann '12)
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To: ak267
What people are forgetting are the governor seats and state houses. GOP stands to make BIG gains there as well. This will effect congressional districts/redistricting for many years to come.

Yes it will, I have posted this here and Hugh Hewitt is talking about it all the time as is Levin and I think Bennett, but read this about some down ticket ballots:

Go here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2569472/posts?page=84#84

29 posted on 08/16/2010 5:09:12 PM PDT by taildragger ((Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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To: taildragger
what does a 12 point spread say.... "H@ly $&!+ batman....

Indeed, it does. There are going to be a lot of moonbats wailing and gnashing their teeth in a few months.

We're already starting to see that tone in some of the left-wing press articles. Lots of them are beginning to sound whiney and apologetic. First sign of defeat.

30 posted on 08/16/2010 5:40:46 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: C210N; Clintonfatigued; SunkenCiv; cripplecreek; Impy; InterceptPoint; fieldmarshaldj; ...
Ping!!!

The five point gain for the GOP compared to last week is probably right at the edge of the margin of error, i.e., most likely a real gain for the GOP in the last week.

Could be that O's announcement favoring the mosque near Ground Zero had some immediate effect on the previously undecideds. Bad economic news could have been a factor as well.

31 posted on 08/16/2010 5:45:32 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: justiceseeker93; Impy; InterceptPoint; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; randita; yongin; ...

This seems too good to be true. If Republicans do sweep, I hope they realize it’s not because of anything they’ve done, but because Obama-Pelosi-Reid overreached so drastically.


32 posted on 08/16/2010 5:57:01 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Obama's more worried about Israelis building houses than he is about Islamists building atomic bombs)
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To: C210N
Great news; and I have confidence in Rasmussen polling. Gallup is left-wing.
33 posted on 08/16/2010 6:13:03 PM PDT by no dems (To Every Democrat in the U.S. House and Senate: "Shame, shame. Shame on all your houses.")
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To: Oldexpat

“...every close election will somehow go to a Rat.”

Only if We the People let it....

We need to “Franken” every close election...


34 posted on 08/16/2010 6:14:21 PM PDT by mo
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To: justiceseeker93

Let them keep being fools.


35 posted on 08/16/2010 6:17:56 PM PDT by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, retired Military, disabled & Seniors)
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To: Nonstatist
Its not being reflected in current House polling, even through trend lines. That makes no sense.
That's because most Americans say: "Throw the bums out...but not 'my' bum." They want all incumbents defeated except theirs.
36 posted on 08/16/2010 6:18:54 PM PDT by no dems (To Every Democrat in the U.S. House and Senate: "Shame, shame. Shame on all your houses.")
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To: C210N; All
Dem Pollster, Pat Caddell, was just on Sean Hannity's program. He made two statements re: Obama supporting the Mosque being built at Ground Zero:
1. He (Obama) is about to blow up the Democratic Party.
2. They (Democrats) will pay a high price.

37 posted on 08/16/2010 6:30:05 PM PDT by no dems (To Every Democrat in the U.S. House and Senate: "Shame, shame. Shame on all your houses.")
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To: no dems
1. He (Obama) is about to blow up the Democratic Party.

Well, burn, baby, burn!
38 posted on 08/16/2010 6:31:23 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: justiceseeker93

Part of it is the mosque, but part of it is the drip, drip, drip of news that continues to open people’s eyes.


39 posted on 08/16/2010 6:33:24 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: justiceseeker93; potlatch; ntnychik; bray; BOBTHENAILER

40 posted on 08/16/2010 7:07:35 PM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
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