Battle for Congress now competitive?

[Upton]

A potential shift in fortunes for the Republicans in Congress is seen in the latest USA Today/Gallup survey, with the Democrats now leading the Republicans by just 3 percentage points, 48% to 45%, in voters' "generic ballot" preferences for Congress. This is down from consistent double-digit Democratic leads seen on this measure over the past year.



If these numbers are sustained through Election Day -- a big if -- Republicans could be expected to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

As Gallup's long-term "generic ballot" trend shows, the Democrats held a sizable lead on this measure from the time they won back control of Congress in the fall of 2006 through last month. If the current closer positioning of the parties holds, the structure of congressional preferences will be similar to most of the period from 1994 through 2005, when Republicans won and maintained control of Congress.

I'll probably be accused of worrying but is this a real concern?

[justiceischeap]

1. Thanks for your concern... kidding. :)

It's been proven that Gallup results are not balanced. They are weighted with Repigs.

[Upton]

2. Thanks, I saw this poll and felt sick to my stomach

I've always assumed we would retain control of Congress.