Ipsos / Reuters Poll: Dems lead congressional ballot by 5-points; Obama approval rating up

[WI_DEM]

* When asked whether they will vote for the Republican or Democratic candidate for Congress, registered voters were split evenly. Among all respondents, Democrats held a 47 percent to 42 percent advantage over Republicans.

* On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the most likely to vote, Republican voters reported a mean of 8.8 while Democrats came in at 7.9.

* Seventy-four percent of Republicans said they are following news of the elections closely, compared to 61 percent of Democrats


OBAMA'S APPROVAL RATING TICKS UP

* Obama's approval rating ticked up slightly, although more Americans still disapprove of his performance as president.

* Forty-seven percent gave Obama a positive approval rating, up from 45 percent in August.

* Fifty percent said they disapproved, down from 52 percent in August.

* Overall, Obama's approval rating is down from 50 percent in January and 69 percent when he took office in January 2009. His approval rating has been below 50 percent since July.


Ipsos Public Affairs conducted the poll for Reuters between September 16 and September 19.

* The poll randomly surveyed 1,161 adults across the United States by telephone.

* The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points for all adults, plus or minus 3.1 points for registered voters, plus or minus 4.2 points for Democrats and plus or minus 4.5 points for Republicans.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68K34G20100921

[WI_DEM]

1. the key is turnout. Need to get dems off their duffs and out and vote.

[Dawson Leery]

3. Would turnout be enough to bring Feingold over the top?

:shrug:

[Kind of Blue]

5. I really appreciate all of

your polling posts, WI_DEM.
I just could not worry about the so-called enthusiasm gap. The Dems that I know, young and old, while not thrilled by the state of many things, may not be jumping up and down with enthusiasm but will certainly not miss the chance to vote. And it is good to see the polls are finally showing this.

KnR!

[flpoljunkie]

2. Enthusiam gap definitely closing. Vote or get Bush redux!

[Aramchek]

6. worse, vote or get Teabaggers!

[flpoljunkie]

9. A good one!

[flpoljunkie]

11. Vote for Republicans--'bootlickers for the top 2%!'

[mikekohr]

12. Seward's folly spawned Palin's filly

[angee_is_mad]

4. This will make some ppl head explode

and I'm not talking about the rethugs.

Fired up and Ready 2 GO!!

[Aramchek]

7. like that scene from Scanners

[flamingdem]

8. gobama! ;)

ahhh

[RBInMaine]

10. Work work work ! Donate, call, canvass, rally, put up signs. WORK.