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New poll should cheer House GOP
Posted by Frank James AT 10:41 am CDT

A Gallup/USA Today poll out today should give encouragement to House Republicans.

It indicates that when a sample of likely voters were asked their preferences on what’s called a generic congressional ballot, 48 percent said they planned on voting for Republicans with an equal percentage preferring Democrats.

Among registered voters, Democrats still had the advantage over Republicans, 51 percent to 42 percent, an advantage the minority party has held all year.

But the relatively good news for Republicans is captured by this passage from the Gallup report:

“Democrats have held an advantage among registered voters throughout the year and continue to do so, but the likely voter estimates suggest that the Republicans have the potential to offset that advantage with greater turnout.”

more: http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/09/new_poll_should.html