politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 9/23/2008
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – Call it the overlooked election. An intense battle is going on right now for control of Congress, but it's overshadowed in the media by a historic race for the White House.
So which party has the upper hand in the fight for Capitol Hill?
The answer, according to a new national poll, appears to [...]
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A Night At The Congressional Races
TPM Election Central —
... A new CNN poll shows Democrats with a 56%-42% lead on the generic Congressional ballot, compared to only a three-point lead from the poll taken right after the GOP convention. The Republican bounce seems to have faded, but this is not to say anyone truly likes the Dems -- the same poll shows only 22% approve of how Congress is handling its job. ...
Democrats Widen Lead in Race for Congress
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
According to a new CNN/Opinion Research generic ballot test, 56% of those surveyed will vote for the Democratic candidate for Congress, while 42% support the Republican candidate -- completely erasing the bounce that Republicans saw in polls conducted immediately after the Republican convention. ...
How Many Seats Do The Democrats Stand To Pick Up In November?
DownWithTyranny! —
... 2008 isn't 1936... at least not yet. But today CNN reports that congressional polling numbers are showing strong Democratic gains in the offing. "Generic Democrats" are stomping "generic Republicans" again. The fact that all Republicans are generic and that the Democratic cause is furthered by incredible candidates who are ...
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