Democrats gain in poll but GOP still leads as midterm elections near

[onehandle]

Source: Washington Post

Less than a month before the midterm elections, the political landscape remains strongly tilted toward Republicans, although Democrats have made modest improvements with voters since their late-summer low point, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Democrats have cut in half the GOP's early-September advantage on the question of which party's candidates voters say they will support on Nov. 2. They have also made small gains on the question of which party people trust to handle big issues, such as the economy and health care.

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Looking toward Nov. 2, Republicans still hold two significant advantages. The poll shows that Republicans are paying closer attention to the elections than are Democrats. Nearly three-quarters of Republicans call the 2010 elections more important to the country than others in their lifetime.

A similar proportion of Republicans say it would be a "good thing" if the GOP won back control of Congress; only about half of Democrats see that potential result as a "bad thing."

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/05/AR2010100500005.html?hpid=topnews

[bemildred]

1. More election babble. nt

[Richardo]

2. Cutting the GOP lead by 50% in four weeks is a "modest improvement"

That's objective reporting right there. :eyes:

[Doctor_J]

3. A little suspicious

Only half of the Dems think it would be bad for the Pukes to take over???

Horseshit.

[Pirate Smile]

4. This is the problem - "almost a quarter of Democrats say a GOP-led Congress would take the country

in a new and better direction or say a return to Bush's policies would be good."

This is why anyone dreaming that punishing Democrats by not voting or volunteering thereby helping Republicans take over Congress would somehow be interpreted by the Democratic leadership or media as anything other then that Obama and the Democrats overreached, that they went TOO FAR LEFT is completely delusional. The RW shift would be enormous because it looks like even a significant number of Democrats want it.

People who think the message will be that Obama and the Democratic Congress didn't go left enough are crazy.

If you want Democrats to think that they wont get punished for pushing for large-scale progressive legislation then you better do everything you can to help Dems save themselves this election.

edit to add - I actually think the poll has a lot of good news but that part about a significant number of Dems thinking it is fine if Republicans take over Congress - 'A similar proportion of Republicans say it would be a "good thing" if the GOP won back control of Congress; only about half of Democrats see that potential result as a "bad thing."' - just seems like lunacy.

[asjr]

5. Gee, I did not know Murdoch owned the WaPo!

[creon]

6. vote

Democrats have to make sure that they vote Nov 2.

Do not stay home.