Forty-eight percent of those interviewed in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey said they would vote for the Republican congressional candidate in their district, compared to thirty-six percent who said they would cast their ballot for the Democratic candidate.
The 12-point GOP lead matches the biggest previous lead for the GOP, compiled in Rasmussen’s survey three weeks ago. The data for the latest survey was collected with interviews of 1,020 adults conducted on seven consecutive days ending September 5.
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The results are not necessarily unalloyed good news for the GOP, however, as Scott Rasmussen notes “voters are ready to deliver the same message in 2010 that they delivered in 2006 and 2008 as they prepare to vote against the party in power for the third straight election. These results suggest a fundamental rejection of both political parties.”
For more from Rasmussen, go here.
Meanwhile, the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation generic ballot survey finds Republicans with a seven-point advantage, 52 percent to 45 percent. The CNN/ORC survey asked the same question as Rasmussen, but of 1,024 adults on Sept. 1-2.
Interestingly, CNN/ORC reached the same conclusion regarding the unpopularity of both major parties as Rasmussen, with CNN polling director Keith Holland saying “The survey indicates that independents and voters who dislike both parties are starting to break toward the GOP. In a year when anger at incumbents is a dominant political force, the key to the election lies among those who aren’t rooting for either side.”
For more from the CNN/ORC survey, go here.
