AP-GfK Poll: Voters tilt back toward Democrats

[babylonsister]

Wild article; it's very negative, yet it was forced to open with good news for Dems.

AP-GfK Poll: Voters tilt back toward Democrats
Only one-third want their own incumbent lawmakers re-elected

By ALAN FRAM
Associated Press Writer
updated 12:21 a.m. ET, Sun., May 16, 2010


WASHINGTON - People want Democrats to control Congress after this fall's elections, a shift from April, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll released Saturday. But the margin is thin and there's a flashing yellow light for incumbents of both parties: Only about one-third want their own lawmakers re-elected.

The tenuous 45 percent to 40 percent preference for a Democratic Congress reverses the finding a month ago on the same question: 44 percent for Republicans and 41 percent for Democrats. The new readout came as the economy continued showing signs of improvement and the tumultuous battle over the health care law that President Barack Obama finally signed in March faded into the background.

"To the extent that Democrats can focus on job creation rather than health care, they tend to do better," said Jack Pitney, a political scientist at California's Claremont McKenna College.

Democrats hold a 254-177 majority over Republicans in the House, with four vacancies, while Democrats control 59 of the Senate's 100 seats, counting support from two independents. Despite those disadvantages, the GOP has gained political momentum in recent months and its leaders hope to win control of at least one chamber of Congress this November.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37172537/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Normally, the problem is people want to see everyone else's reps..

kicked out, but not their own. It's gonna be interesting to see how this plays out in Nov. Kick.