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05-05-2014, 04:02 PM
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USA Today/Pew Poll: GOP Midterm Gains Could Be Largest in Two Decades
Monday, May 5, 2014 08:02 AM
By: Melanie Batley
Voters currently have so strong a preference for the Republican Party that if midterm elections were held today the results would signal the strongest gains for the GOP in two decades, a new poll has found.
According to the new USA Today/ Pew Research Center Poll (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/05/usa-today-pew-poll-midterm-landscape-tilts-to-gop/8520429/)conducted April 23-27 of 1,501 people, including 1,162 registered voters, 47 percent said they are inclined to support the Republican candidate over the Democrat in their congressional district in 2014, compared to 43 percent who would choose a Democrat.
That result is so massive that it suggests 2014 could be a major "wave" election more sweeping than the election of 2010 that saw the tea party movement's rise to dominance.
"That 4-percentage point edge may seem small, but it's notable because Democrats traditionally fare better among registered voters than they do among those who actually cast ballots, especially in low-turnout midterms," USA Today noted.
"The friendly landscape, if it holds, could help the GOP bolster its majority in the House and gain the six seats needed to claim control of the Senate."
The trend over the last six months in the polling data has shown that Democrats have lost ground, Pew said. Specifically, in October, Democrats had a 6-point lead (49 percent to 43 percent) in midterm voting preferences.
Continued: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/pew-poll-midterm-gop/2014/05/05/id/569443/?ns_mail_uid=53655089&ns_mail_job=1567844_05052014&promo_code=jkqlw8k7
USA Today/Pew Poll: GOP Midterm Gains Could Be Largest in Two Decades
Monday, May 5, 2014 08:02 AM
By: Melanie Batley
Voters currently have so strong a preference for the Republican Party that if midterm elections were held today the results would signal the strongest gains for the GOP in two decades, a new poll has found.
According to the new USA Today/ Pew Research Center Poll (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/05/usa-today-pew-poll-midterm-landscape-tilts-to-gop/8520429/)conducted April 23-27 of 1,501 people, including 1,162 registered voters, 47 percent said they are inclined to support the Republican candidate over the Democrat in their congressional district in 2014, compared to 43 percent who would choose a Democrat.
That result is so massive that it suggests 2014 could be a major "wave" election more sweeping than the election of 2010 that saw the tea party movement's rise to dominance.
"That 4-percentage point edge may seem small, but it's notable because Democrats traditionally fare better among registered voters than they do among those who actually cast ballots, especially in low-turnout midterms," USA Today noted.
"The friendly landscape, if it holds, could help the GOP bolster its majority in the House and gain the six seats needed to claim control of the Senate."
The trend over the last six months in the polling data has shown that Democrats have lost ground, Pew said. Specifically, in October, Democrats had a 6-point lead (49 percent to 43 percent) in midterm voting preferences.
Continued: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/pew-poll-midterm-gop/2014/05/05/id/569443/?ns_mail_uid=53655089&ns_mail_job=1567844_05052014&promo_code=jkqlw8k7