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Poll: R’s Poised To Regain U.S. House

Democrats are scrambling after a recent Gallup poll indicated that if midterm elections were held today, Republicans are favored to take control of the House in November, according to a report by the Washington Post. The poll, which simply asked the generic ballot question, 'which party's candidate would you vote for in Congress elections?' showed Republicans hold a commanding lead over Democrats with 51 percent compared to 41 percent, the report said. The 10-point poll margin marks the largest lead Republicans have seen since 2002 and 1994, when the party held onto a five point advantage. In both years, Republicans took back numerous seats in the House/NJ.com. More here.

Question: Is this an indictment on incumbents? Or something more than that?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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