The new national survey from Public Policy Polling (D) finds that the Republicans are ahead on the generic Congressional ballot — and despite their greater unpopularity, they might actually be seen as the better party of change.
The numbers, among registered voters: Republicans 46%, Democrats 43%, with a ±2.6% margin of error. The approval rating for Congressional Democrats is only 31%, with 56% disapproval — and it’s even worse for Republicans at 23%-60%. In addition, support for President Obama’s health care plan is at 45%, with 49% opposition.
From the pollster’s analysis: “Congressional Republicans are actually less popular than Congressional Democrats with 60% of voters disapproving of them compared to 56% for the Democrats. But mirroring something we’ve found repeatedly in our polling voters with a negative opinion of both parties plan to support the GOP by a 49-28 margin this year, figuring that a shift in control brings at least the possibility of change.”
The TPM Poll Average puts the Republicans ahead on the generic Congressional ballot by a narrow margin of 43.7%-42.8%, with some recent movement of the Democrats closing the gap.
