Gallup: Dems lead Congress 54-38%

[Tiggeroshii]

PRINCETON, NJ – According to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll, conducted June 23-25, 2006, the Democrats now lead the Republicans 54% to 38% as the preferred party of registered voters in this fall's congressional elections.

This 16-point Democratic advantage ties with a mid-March Gallup survey for the widest Democratic lead in the 2006 elections for Congress since Gallup started measuring voter support last fall. It is slightly greater than the average 12-point lead the Democrats have held across the nine Gallup "generic ballot" measures conducted since the start of the year.

http://poll.gallup.com/content/?ci=23509

[Casandra]

1. And..

If we don't get these people out to vote, this poll and the way people are feeling around the country will once again be irrelevent. Seems to be the greatest danger right now is apathy! John Q. Citizen is feeling like their votes don't count and/or if they do vote, fraud will cancel it. Thus far, what we are hearing is that the turn outs are record lows. Not a good sign. Somehow need to get these people fired up and to the voting booth.

[USA_1]

3. You Sure About That???

Is it the failure to vote, or is it the failure of the votes to be properly counted due to Diebold machines???

[senseandsensibility]

9. Good point

Let's just hope they also do exit polling.

[Tiggeroshii]

4. The same pollster asked about enthusiasm to vote a few months ago

A was very high for Dems, very low for Repugs

[izzie]

2. I will wait for the day after, but I do look at the polls.

I just do not trust them and I have been called etc.

[snowbear]

5. Damn.. even Tweety says Democrats are rocking with polls and MONEY....

Also said Jim Talent is in deep, deep crap and should be added as another very potential Democratic pickup!!

[deaniac21]

6. L A N D S L I D E !!!!

[Vidar]

7. Elect, Impeach, Execute!

[Awsi Dooger]

8. The key number is the 54

Even when we led big in generic polls earlier this year, our number couldn't hit 50%. Maintaining a majority before factoring in the undecideds is vital.

Don't pretend we'll actually win the congressonal vote by 16% or anything close to that. Just look at '92 and '94 for reference purposes. In '92 we won 51% of the congressional vote. That declined only 6% in '94, to 45%. But we were landslided in '94. I'll sign up for a 53-47 nationwide congressional edge right now and take my chances.