Posted on 10/25/2010 12:19:44 PM PDT by Tennessean4Bush
With Election Day eight days away, Republican candidates hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, October 24, 2010. It's the second week in a row the gap between the parties has been that wide.
Forty-nine percent (49%) of respondents say they would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 40% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent.
Even more worrisome for Democrats, however, is the finding that among the voters who are most closely following the midterm elections Republicans hold a 56% to 38% lead.
I think this election will be one for the ages.
From your keyboard to God's FlatScreen.
Ouch!
I had to rub my eyes on that one. 18 points? A week from the election? That's...extraordinary.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
Might we say the Democrats are doing a pretty good imitation of the IJN at this point?
The Great 2010 Turkey Shoot?
Numbers have NEVER been this dramatically tilted in one direction - EVER.
It remains to be seen (obviously) just how this will play out. But you are quite right. These numbers suggest a 100 seat swing. That is the textbook/history-based answer. It may not pan out that way, there is a first time for everything.
But it just might.
Wow.
As a thought, why don’t Freepers log onto the various lib sites, posing a libbers, and complain about how disappointed you are in the democrats inability to pass things like comprehensive immigration reform, cap and trade, even longer jobless benefits, more stimulus, etc. Say the you are unemployed and someone just has to help, you are running out of benefits, You don’t know what you are going to do, you just cannot continue to support the Dems because they have not done enough. Maybe you just won’t vote this time.
“From your keyboard to God’s FlatScreen.”
LOL..
But but but.... What about all those tightening races?
Not much change from Ras’ last week ... changed from 48-39 to 49-40 ... margin of 9 both weeks. The typhoon is coming.
“most closely following the midterm elections Republicans hold a 56% to 38% lead.”
Anybody know what this was last week?
Yeah, that was a good one.
“For perspective, how far behind were the Repubs in this poll Nov. 2008 election?”
Right. I’m not sure about 2008, but that number was tied going into 1994 (I think Ras number, or am I wrong there?)
Should be a doozy!
SB
This can’t be right! Reuters said there are more Democrats voting than Republicans in early voting and all this talk about a Republican Tsunami is nonsense:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2614100/posts
For perspective, how far behind were the Repubs in this poll Nov. 2008 election?GOP was behind 6 percentage points on Nov 2, 2008.
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