Reuters/Zogby poll: Dems poised for Senate gain; uphill battle for control

[DeepModem Mom]

Democrats poised for Senate gains: Reuters poll
Oct 5

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are poised for U.S. Senate gains in the November 7 election, but face an uphill battle to pick up the six seats they need for control, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.

Democrats lead in five of 10 crucial Senate battlegrounds, including three Republican-held seats in Pennsylvania, Montana and Rhode Island and in Democratic-held Maryland and New Jersey.

But Republican incumbents lead in Virginia and Missouri, and Senate contests in Republican-held Ohio and Tennessee are deadlocked, the polls showed.

Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman, running as an independent, has a big lead over Democrat Ned Lamont.

To gain a Senate majority, Democrats must hold their own vulnerable seats and sweep six of the seven at-risk Republican seats, including knocking off five Republican incumbents -- a tough but not impossible task....

http://reuters.myway.com/article/20061005/2006-10-05T124546Z_01_N04395614_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-USA-POLITICS-POLL-DC.html

[AX10]

1. I wouldn't count Lieberman in the Democratic tally.

[SaveElmer]

2. The Virginia number looks suspicious to me...

I sincerely do not believe Felix is 11 points up here.

[Tippy]

3. I have been polling for Zogby for years....Suddenly

I no longer recieve his internet polls.....I think it is because I live in TN and he knew how I would poll..I got two or three early in the year..At one time I thought Zogby was an honest poll but not now...

[Lindacooks]

4. Hey, me too!

I haven't received an invitation to poll for weeks now.