Rasmussen Poll: Generic Congressional Vote 42% D 36% R

[Syrinx]

Thursday April 08, 2004--If the Congressional elections were held today, forty-two percent (42%) of Likely Voters say they would vote for a Democrat and 36% for a Republican.

This 6-point lead for the Democrats comes after several days of bad news from Iraq. Following that news, the President's Job Approval Ratings have fallen to their lowest level of the year. John Kerry has also gained his biggest lead of the year (6-points) in our daily tracking poll.

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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Congressional_Ballot%20Survey.htm

[glitch]

1. I heard we're going to need a margin of 10% or better to overcome

the gop redistricting jerrymanders.

[rockymountaindem]

2. That's a major improvement over the dead-heats I saw earlier in the year.

Things are going our way. Just remember that although gerrymandering might make it harder for us to win, it doesn't change the total amount of Democrats in a particular state.

[dolstein]

3. Sorry to disappoint you, but these polls are worthless

At least 90% of the districts in the House have been gerrymandered so as to make the general election result a foregone conclusion. Chances are that fewer than 25 House seats will actually be in play this year, and the results of those races are likely to be determined by local considerations not national trends.

[Nazgul35]

4. amongst independents

the Dems lead Repugs by 21%....

And the poll does matter in the sense of trends...and the trends are in our favor...