Poll: Middle Class Favoring Democrats

[AlCzervik]

By LIZ SIDOTI
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) - Middle-class voters who deserted the Democratic Party a dozen years ago are now giving the party its best chance to reclaim the House since the GOP swept Democrats from power in 1994.

Motivated by anger at President Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress, 56 percent of likely voters said they would vote on Nov. 7 to send a Democrat to the House and 37 percent said they would vote Republican. Voters in the latest Associated Press-AOL News poll rated Iraq and the economy as their top issues.

"I don't care if I vote for Happy the Clown, just so it's not who's there now," said Mary Nyilas, 51, an independent voter from Cologne, N.J., who said she would do everything she could to "vote against the powers that put us in this situation" in Iraq.

Less than two weeks before voters elect a new Congress, the poll showed Republicans are in jeopardy of losing their grip on the House after a dozen years in power. The survey found voters leaning considerably more toward Democrats in the final weeks of the campaign.

In early October, Democrats had a 10 percentage-point advantage when voters were asked whether they would vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in their congressional district. The Democratic edge is now 19 percentage points.

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[Hugin]

1. Is Happy the Clown available in '08?

I know he'd get at least one vote!

Vote HAPPY THE CLOWN!

:D

[Tellurian]

7. Will they pass a Law, the Middle Class Votes won't be Counted?

Only the RICH will have THEIR votes counted!

[aggiesal]

13. The Republicans don't like the "1 man, 1 vote" system ...

If they could change it, they would base their votes on money or land ownership, or
some other metric that would limit how many poor people could actually vote.

The more money you have, the more votes you are entitled to.
Or if you own more than 1 house, you should be allowed to vote in every location that
you own a house. Why should primary residence be a restriction?

This is their thinking, not mine.

[Tellurian]

16. Yep, I believe you're right..

And if this keeps up, could eventually come to that-

[Canuckistanian]

10. *Do not taunt Happy The Clown

*Some assembly required.

[redqueen]

2. I hope this time, people remember who set things right.

I'm tired of repukes getting elected and making a huge mess of things, and dems having to come back and clean it all up, only for those greedy cheats to come back and do it all again after people get used to things going well for a while.

[rail]

3. Middle class favoring a party that's designed to represent the interests OF the middle class...

fancy that...

[Johnny Noshoes]

4. Yeah I'm shocked

shocked I tell ya - who knew. Welcome to DU

[BootinUp]

5. How about a ham sandwich?

Love ya Mary! :)

[w4rma]

6. A yellow dog? (nt)

[BlueEyedSon]

8. Yes, both remaining members of the middle class will vote Dem.

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. "Happy the Clown" vs "Zippy the Pinhead" probably her choice in

'04.

[Demeter]

11. What's Left of the Middle Class, That Is

And by the way, water is wet.

[NOLADEM]

12. every little splinter group helps

:sarcasm:

[Mountainman]

14. You know who put us in Iraq? It was those voters that became war mongers

after 9/11. I am glad they are anti war now but they could have stopped the war before it started.

[knight_of_the_star]

15. What happened happened

Can't change the past, but we can change the future. At least they're coming around.