Poll: Democrats lead Republicans by 6 points on a generic ballot test going into mid term

[UCmeNdc]

Democrats lead Republicans by 6 percentage points on a generic ballot test going into the midterm elections in November, according to a new poll.

A Marist-McClatchy poll released Tuesday found 48 percent of registered voters would choose a Democrat if the congressional elections were held today. Another 42 percent said they would support a Republican candidate. Six percent said they're undecided.

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=10591

The Democratic Party still needs to follow up with an overwhelming GOTV campaign.

[lostincalifornia]

1. Not accurate poll. However, as long as Democrats turn

Out we will win the Senate

[frazzled]

2. I don't think generic polls are of any use, especially with respect to the House.

What counts is the composition of each district. And there are far more red districts than blue districts ... even though there are more blue people than red people in this nation.

[Dawson Leery]

3. GOTV well help us in the Senate.

It will also help us prevent any losses in the house.

[Gothmog]

4. Due to the gerrymandering, the Democrats need a spread of more than 6 points

The Democrats got more than one million votes more than the republicans in the 2012 elections but did not take back the House due to the gerrymandering. I think that the Democrats need something like 2 to 3 million more votes to win back the House which equates to a difference of 8% or greater in the generic ballot.

[12kbush]

5. Nov 2014

Congress is there for the taking BUT we all have to be on the same page together.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. If we tune out the Paulbot faction of the party, we can win this thing. Minimum wage, minority....

rights, reproductive rights, voting rights, immigration reform, drug sentencing reform, etc. These are all issues where Democrats are on the right side of history. And even more urgent is the fact that we may lose one or two of the more progressive Justices on the USSC. That should frighten the shit out of everybody.

[IronLionZion]

7. Get Out The VOTE!!! nt