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Support for GOP Rises on Generic Congressional Ballot
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Following the unanimous Republican opposition to the economic stimulus bill proposed by and House Democrats, the GOP has narrowed the gap this week on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys found that the Democrats’ lead is down to four percentage points--42% of voters said they would vote for their district’s Democratic candidate while 38% said they would choose the Republican (see crosstabs).
A week ago, the Democrats enjoyed a seven-point lead.
While support for the Democrats is unchanged since last week, support for the GOP is up three percentage points. The 38% who say they’d vote for a Republican is the GOP’s highest level of support since early December.
Over the past year, Democratic support has ranged from a low of 42% to a high of 50%. In that same time period, Republicans have been preferred by 34% to 41% of voters nationwide.
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Voters not affiliated with either party favor the GOP by a 36% to 26% margin, while 28% are not sure.
Republicans have opened a six-point advantage among white voters while African-American voters overwhelmingly favor Democrats.
Investors favor the GOP 42% to 38%, while non-investors prefer Democrats by a 48% to 32% margin.
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