Generic Ballot Splits 48% for GOP, 43% for Dems
Republicans close to unanimous in supporting GOP candidates
by Lydia Saad
PRINCETON, NJ -- Forty-eight percent of registered voters favor Republican congressional candidates and 43% favor Democratic candidates in Gallup's national generic ballot for the week of Sept. 6-12.
Registered-voter preferences for Congress since the beginning of August have averaged 48% for Republican candidates and 43% for Democratic candidates, identical to this week's results. While there have been a few instances in recent months when the Republicans were not ahead to at least some degree -- including in mid-July, when the Democrats were up by six percentage points, and last week, when the parties were tied at 46% -- the broad picture has generally been positive for the Republicans.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/142982/Generic-Ballot-Splits-GOP-Dems.aspx
Republicans close to unanimous in supporting GOP candidates
by Lydia Saad
PRINCETON, NJ -- Forty-eight percent of registered voters favor Republican congressional candidates and 43% favor Democratic candidates in Gallup's national generic ballot for the week of Sept. 6-12.
Registered-voter preferences for Congress since the beginning of August have averaged 48% for Republican candidates and 43% for Democratic candidates, identical to this week's results. While there have been a few instances in recent months when the Republicans were not ahead to at least some degree -- including in mid-July, when the Democrats were up by six percentage points, and last week, when the parties were tied at 46% -- the broad picture has generally been positive for the Republicans.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/142982/Generic-Ballot-Splits-GOP-Dems.aspx
