Posted on 10/31/2010 1:16:24 PM PDT by Chet 99
GOP Likely to Recapture Control of House
Pew Research Center’s final 2010 pre-election survey finds the Republican Party continuing to hold a solid lead in preferences for Tuesday’s midterm election. The poll, conducted Oct. 27-30 among 2,373 registered voters, including 1,809 voters considered the most likely to vote, shows that 48% of likely voters say they will vote for the Republican in their district, compared with 42% who favor the Democratic candidate.
These results suggest little trend in voter opinion nationwide and they track results of a Pew Research Center poll conducted two weeks ago. That survey found the GOP holding a 50% to 40% lead among likely voters. This is the third consecutive poll since September finding a significant Republican lead among likely voters.
The size and consistency of the probable Republican margin suggests that the party will win a large enough share of the popular vote nationwide to recapture control of the House of Representatives, barring a remarkable last-minute Democratic surge. A party's share of the popular vote and the number of seats it wins has been highly correlated in recent midterm elections.
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Compared to all the others, this is a tepid, understated headline.
So their likely voter screen assumes over 75% turnout. Not likely.
>> A party’s share of the popular vote and the number of seats it wins has been highly correlated in recent midterm elections.
ROFLMAO! Duh... that’s not a coincidence, that’s how it’s SUPPOSED to work!
Whoever finds this remarkable is the same sort of person that would be astonished to discover that fully *half* the population is below the median IQ.
What do expect from PU? Maddy Not-so-Bright’s organization.
We can only hope. Until the votes are in and counted we won’t feel free to relax just based on our knowledge of the Dem fraud machine. It would feel pretty good to watch Obama be battered down. Wonder how he would spin that into his world view. Still more of the “voters still want the change that brought me into office” or possibly “the voters put these people in the majority as a message that they want them to work with me to get things done.” Obama’s “it’s all about me” spin never ceases to amaze.
I wonder if the folks at Pew Polling might possibly suggest that temperatures will probably dip in the Northern Hemisphere this December.
Well we know where the Pew Research Center stands. Lets see what happens Tuesday and then we will know which poll to believe. Zogby has already stated he is a dimoKKKRAT so his polls will tilt in that direction.
Expect Gallup and Rasmussen also to show tightening in their final polls tomorrow, showing a narrower “enthusiasm gap”.
The PU Foundation, a Madeline Halfright organ.
Duh to this Poll!!!
I’m sticking with my prediction:
Super majority House
Simple majority Senate
ACK! I got a visual!
considering it’s PU, the only surprise is they didn’t just lie about the results.
Among all registered voters, preferences are about evenly divided – 44% Democrat, 43% Republican.
This is incredibly disturbing. Among all voters Democrats are still preferred? Our economy is an utter disaster, we have a 9.6% unemployment rate, and most people STILL prefer Democrats?
...has likely voters favoring Republicans over Democrats, 48 percent to 42 percent, when asked who they'll vote for in House races Tuesday.
So we still lead with Likely Voters by 6, but that only means we are going to do reasonably well because the other side is lazy and unmotivated. Further, that is down from the last Pew survey a few weeks ago where we were up 10 among likely voters.
Headline: Sun Likely to Rise Tomorrow.
We went up in CNN’s and FOX’s polls. The important thing is the big picture, which is very favorable.
Likely Alert
I’m also skeptical about the big wave. RCP moved 4 races toward the Dems today, only 1 towards the GOP. Gallup and Rasmussen both show Obama’s approval increasing to the high 40’s.
We’ll all find out in 50 hours. The suspense is killing me.
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