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Why am I voting republican in 2010? For 8 years, you guys had your shot at reforming health care, tort reform, insurance across state lines etc.

Instead what republicans gave us was a 1.2 trillion dollar spending bill to expand medicare and nationalized health care, as well as an 89% increase in premiums since 2001. By the way, the government already subsidies health insurance premiums totally about 280 billion per year.

With their current mindset and their history of how they governed for those many years, I just can't envison voting for anyone with an 'R' behind their name.

don't make this a "giddy" moment for Steele who stated on Roland Martin's show on 11/8 that the Republican Party is "scared of black people", and was "scared" of him, until he said "I'm one of you".....NOW you have it!..........I'm NOT one of you!

This really is not news. It's based on a series of hypothetical information, and there are a ton of factors that influence elections that will come into play between now and next November, not the least of which is the identity of who each parties nominees will be. That sort of thing really does matter. I'm normally a supporter of the Gallup organization, but this sort of thing is a distraction and does nothing to help us understand our government or ourselves.

It is funny that the Independents voters are the ones that gave us Bush twice. Independents voters are spoiler brats that make stupid choices out of anger. It took Bush 8 years to mess this country up and you Independents voters won't even give this President 4 years. Stupid is Stupid does.

Polls are polls. Before I vote for another Republican I want them to pass a sanity test.

A 4 point shift that's within the margin of error. Hardly anything to celebrate. Next week's poll may shift back the other way. When I read the headline I thought something had changed. Moving on........

THe dems short term in control of the government has made matters much worse. They will be kicked out of office very quicly.

When you go public! You belong to the media. Not just CNN's media. This it the 21st Century. Your on trial!!!!!!

Dems never apologize and never see their own faults...hence they have said last weeks elections meant nothing...keep believing it...btw, why don't Dems support term limits?...because it is tough to find a job as a parasite in the real world...

Most Americans seem to have minds like a Gum-ball machine! All it takes is a penny for a thought, and out pops a completely different color and flavor every time.. I don’t think most have a consistent thought that goes beyond two days.

I suspect that is why the news now is made up of "one liners" and -immediate conclusions- to every news story..

The party of NO is making gains.........They have no platform and no credibility. They don't stand for anything. With Limbaugh and Beck at the Helm they are well on the way to becoming a white,Southern,male,regional party. They are on the way to becoming totally irrelevant and extinct.......

Bring back the Republicans.....maybe THEY can get something done. This waffling on decision making has gone far enough. Jamming stuff throu Congress to the total detriment of the average USA Citizen is getting absurd. WHO do they think we are. A BUNCH of DUMMIES...I think not...we KNOW who they are - a bunch of Attorneys, for the most part, who are ONLY worried about their OWN Political Careers and seemed to have forgotten WHY they were elected to go to Washington in the first place. Arrogance and pure Selfishness will be their DEMISE come Mid Term Elections. TAKE BACK AMERICA!!!! Debt and Taxes that's all they know....What comes after a TRILLION...ZILLION??? Speaking of our Debt picture of course.

What ever has happened to our country? The fat cats in Congress just keep taking money from the evil and crooked lobbyist & are power hungry & morally corrupt. We need to have a max of 3 terms in office over their lifetime. This is the MAIN reason the US Government remains the same. I am sick & tired of their games. NO incumbents will get my vote in 2010!! We need to flush the system now, take back our contry and let the PEOPLE vote for life time term limits that can be served in either the House or Senate.Lets take our country back my fellow Americans!!!

It really makes no difference if it's the democrats or the republicans. The game's the same, the names are the same. What is really needed are term limits. Fresh faces, new ideas.

Why are there polls? We are *always* split half and half. It's such a waste.

This country is brainwashed by the two-party system, with the independents playing a spoiler role or at best game-changing role. No credible result will come out of this system. No amount of changing from within the party will occur. It is the same old beaten slogans and tracks. Only a revolutionary third party, with massive support from the people, can take this country in the right direction. Of course, people are impatient sending their money to the same old coffers, thus perpetuating the legacy of Republicans and Democrats. Yes, it is indeed a sorry state of affairs.

I guess all that talk of a "dead party" was a little premature. I am certain that the left is going nuts right now.
You can only run against Bush for so long. Time to stand and deliver!

The main problem with the American electorate is they want something for nothing. Health care reform was a winning platform in '08 for Obama and Congress... but then when we discover that reforming health care ACTUALLY COSTS MONEY, everyone acts shocked and betrayed!

Either accept, wholeheartedly, the financial and moral shortcomings of for-profit health insurance (pre-existing condition clauses, booting people for technicalities when they get sick, denied claims, people going broke because of health problems) OR expect to spend some public money to fill in the gaps. Profits and patient welfare are a conflict of interest. If the private sector could make money giving us better coverage they would have done it already. Pick a side and accept the cost!

I think it is amazing that people think the Democratic party is actually for the "working person" or "middle class." The dems may croon to the unions and skilled labor, but witness the increasing tax burden put on those very voters by the party of welfare and entitlements.

The Repugnants *may* be making a few slight gains in the polls today. But, if you think the majority of this country...who are still suffering daily from the destruction of the last 8 years of GOP rule will replace Democrats with these same criminals and lunatics again. You've got another think coming. But you keep wishing and hoping CNN. It ain't gonna happen! Not for a long...long...long...time.

Palin and Bacchman 2012! A guaranteed WIN!...for the Democrats!

2010 cannot get here fast enough !

We are impatient. It took a while for our reckless economic behavior to catch up with us, and it will take a while to fix the mistakes of the last 8 years. With the Senate involved in law making, it takes a long time to do anything anyway.

Obama needs to be the transformative leader, not the bureaucrat. Big difference. Stick to the message and FOLLOW THROUGH. It's what any good leader does. He inspired us to follow, but then he lost confidence in his own vision, so we've scattered to the winds.

Local issues, not national spectacles, dictate whether or not people vote Dem or Rep. I don't hold anything against Republican candidates in my state because of my revulsion of Sarah Palin, senior nutjob from the Great State of Alaska. I vote against Sarah Palin because of Sarah Palin.

The tide is turning! Yes, the republicans made mistakes in recent years. However, the democrats are exacerbating those mistakes with increased debt and deficits. Both parties better wise up, or a third party will emerge and overshadow them.

That just how stupid people are in this country. The democrats are trying to make things better for everyone, while the republicans just sit and complain. They do nothing.

Most Americans are not in the middle. Nor are the majority on the right or left. The majority just want Washington to go away, act important, pat themselves on the back, and then do nothing. Most of us know that Washington solutions, from whatever side, nearly always steal too many freedoms, limit our choices, cost too much, and ultimately cause more problems than they fix. A "Moderate" wants solutions from Washington that are in the middle. That is not the same as a libertarian that wants their solutions closer to home.

I have no problem voting for a Republican, as long as he/she is not a right wing jerk.

Wow the party of change needs to change real quick and come accross with what they were elected for .
Ain't gonna happen politics as usual in the USA.
The Looney Left and the Religious Right are both out of touch with
mainstream America.

It is interesting to notice how divided even these comments are. It is nearly every other one that backs dems or repubs. I would have to say at this point we are a nation divided. I am not saying anyone is at fault, but it is a little sad.

I, for one, has not been in a trance for the last 8 years of "Republican Leadership". They have failed, and failed miserably. The Republicans, as presently constitued, are totally devoid of worthwhile ideas. Their ideology of smaller government and smaller deficits have been rendered bogus by their past performance.

As a pragmatic independent, I feel I have no choice but to give the Democrats a chance, at least for the next few years.

The main reason Mr. Bush was a disaster is that he created conditions for Obama to be elected. The big disaster is just coming.

Both parties are terrible. Neither Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi or John Boehner care about anyone but their politicas arse.

I always find it funny when people say their party cares. The economy started going in the tank in 2007. Guess who was in charge of Congress? Are we better off today then we were before the 2006 election?

No. Neither party can control power. That is why term limits are the only hope for our country. 3 terms for Senate, 6 terms for House.

Since the Dems want to control all aspects of our lives (health care, the banking system, the Fed, our compensation, the auto companies, etc), expect them to take the Massachusetts example of empowering their governor based on the governor's political affiliation one step further and try to pass a law mandating that only a democrat can win an election. After the voters defied St. Barack and crew in VA and NJ, expect them to be hopping mad and work tharder to gain control of us before the next elections.

"...Americans are divided over whether they'd vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in their district."

This is why I read CNN!

It's amazing how really stupid we (Americans) can be. We want everything quick, fast and in a hurry. With all the problems to fix from the Last administration....we should count our blessing that we finally have a leader who gets the Big Picture and works for long term solutions. It will take time to turn around our economy, jobs, healthcare and Both wars.

Stop being pessimistic and Stuck on stupid. Do YOUR part, Be Patient and watch it get better.

As long as we get to choose between Tweedle dee and Tweedle dum... either way... we're gettin' a Tweedle

While Obama has been WAY more moderate than I or many thought he was going to be (get on don't ask, don't tell, and other 'easy' political moves) his administration has fallen prey to some of the same lobbyists that he said would have no place in his administration. He bowed to the banking and auto industries (though Republicans would have done the same thing), and also has allowed the health-care plan to be chopped by the Insurance and Drug Company lobbies. He's actually TOO moderate at this point. Republicans got us in the current predicament and had/have no idea how to get out of this mess and in the last election they ran a less than 1 term total QUITTER as their VP candidate and their base thought SHE is the good one! While I may disagree with more than a few of the things the Democratic Party has done in its less than one year in power, there is NO WAY I am seriously considering giving the Republican Party any consideration. They are going further and further Right and allowing the social conservastives to take over their party.

"barack hussein obama? the only ones who saved their political career are the ones who voted against it. This health care bill barely passed the House by 5 votes out of a total of 435 votes! How is this bill even close to representing what real americans (not ACORN workers) want. 2010 will make what happend in 94' look like child's play"

Quickest way to lose credibility...us Baracks middle name then mention Acorn.

If what happened in 94 happens in 2010 then the 2011 recession (since it was Newt and republicans in the 90's that repealed Glass-Steagall which led to the financial collapse last year) will be much worse.

I predict a year from now the public will give Republicans real taste of what it means to be the Party of No when they don't make any sizeable gains in the House and are left with even fewer seats in the Senate.

All politics is local. Haven't you realized that yet? I'd even vote for a Repugnican if he'd stop my yard flooding and the Democrat wouldn't. We voted for Obama because he was NOT GEORGE BUSH. Not because we are starry-eyed moonbats or whatever you koolaid drinkers tell each other at the mad tea parties. I keep telling you, get a grip.

Well... Hope & Change should have been Change and (then) Hope (it works). Absolutely no idea what's going on....( sigh)

American's still must remember how we got to where we are now and that the journey of "profit at any cost" the GOP ideology is what has brought us to the brink of economic collapse and the working class has been neglected for far too long!

If CNN or any other network had done any vetting of Obama this poll would not be a shock to people. Instead we got Hope and Change bumper sticker slogans from almost every network for nine months. Face it....Obama is a Tax and spend Liberal with a dangerous Socialist Ideology. People are shifting their support because at the end of the day they realize that (at least in principle) one party stands for fiscal restraint and one party wants to spend us into oblivion. Republicans/Conservatives are not perfect, but they are a lot better than the Administration we have now.

It's time for a new party that represents and listens to the people. We are not a government of the people by the people anymore. Most, but not all polititions vote with their part lines and do not vote how the public wants them too. We need term limits in congress and kick out all the lobbyist so our representatives will actually represent us instead of big corporations and wall street. WE THE PEOPLE have had enough.

Republican party, for all its faults, is the only hope for the people who want to take down Obama's policies – stop them before they start doing more damage. Obama and his liberal friends continue ignoring the good of the country. The regular people, not those the group think in the media, opposed and willing to do something will grow, and at that point will have to resort to GOP as the only means of throwing the dems out.

Isn't it obvious to everyone? That Obama and his shouting is the best unifier for GOP? Seems like the republicans were never that inspired before – now they have a real, tangible, touchable cause to pursue.

In a way it's not GOP who is trying to advantage of the people; it's the people who are trying to advantage of GOP.

Anyone who would vote for a republican after what they did to this country for 8 years have got to be out of their ever loving mind.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Anyone who would vote the dems back in after the last 10 months, never had one, mind that is

After the last 30 years of Republican "leadership" we are finally emerging from the nightmare. If ANYONE votes to go back to that way of life you are either an idiot or a masochist!

It's November 11th, 2009. I recall Father Bush had an 89% approval rating February 2001 as the 100 hundred hour Gulf War I began. By Election Day, ten months later, he was an also ran. Everyone, relax!

Republicans offer nothing; and just wait until we see the can of assorted mixed nuts that the republicans will offer as candidates. It will be a collection of right-wing nut jobs that the people will reject.

"Time for the moderate Dems like Joe Lieberman and the moderate Repubs like John McCain to round up those of like minds and start the new American Centrist party."

I'd join-up in a heartbeat.

Americans must retake our country in 2010. Please save America!

I, for one, do not vote according to party. I vote for the individual. It appears many others are starting to do the same. I will say this though, polls change like the wind. I don't put much stock in them,. I change in the economy for the better or worse, nonpassage of healthcare etc. could turn the polls on their head overnight.

I see several people think that Obama was not elected by a majority (from posts saying things like most of us did not vote for you). Seriously? Please tell me you know how an election works... Obama not only won the electoral vote by a wide margin, but also the popular vote. The only president to win without the popular vote was GWB in 2000.
And those of you complaining about jobs being lost are complaining about the wrong people. Our economy was tanked by the Bush Administration, and Obama has done everything he can to prop it back up. I work for a non-partisan (but very conservative) financial firm, whose market analysts thinks that the stimulus, as well as Bush's TARP, were absolutely necessary to keep us from going into an all-out depression. Jobs will come back, but they always take the most time to do so – and it makes sense. First the market comes back, then people spend a little more money, then, way down the line after businesses start to pull in enough money to make up for a terrible 2008, new jobs will be created. But our lack of jobs now is solely due to our economic downfall which began when GWB was president.

Is it any wonder. If Pelosi and Reid keep running things they will only get worse. The American public know it – some just may not admit it.

who every say they will vote republican are sick in the head i will never vote republican no matter all they do is fool people because they only for the rich and mr steele not helping his own party. he need to wake up because he just there for show to fool people . never never mr steele i will never vote republican

Hard to understand why anyone with a job would be a Democrat. Easy to understand why those who want handouts are.

Here we go again... repubs characterizing democrats as wanting a handout. Sorry I don't... I also don't want to give handouts to big corporations and big defense/big pharma/big healthcare but thats all the republicans do.

I would rather "handouts" go to my fellow Americans... than to a giant corporation.

NO REPUBLICANS IN 2010.

They ruined our country, and they screwed us over.

I don't get it. After 8 years of bushco and the sweeps made in 2006 and 2008 which pretty much voted every republican out of office, and the people's choice to choose a liberal democrat over a moderate republican with a conservative VP that turned virginia into a swing state, NOw they want to try the republican ticket again? They say americans have short memories. Every election cycle only proves that point

Good news! The Dems need to learn they won't succeed by being more like the Repubs, and sacrificing principles! They become indistinguishable – and more important – THEY FAIL!!

that's good news! unfortunately, the bad news is we still have to suffer the onslaught to our nation caused by the irresponsible and anti-American democrats until 2010....and 2012 to unhinge the worst of all, Obama. It's a good test case though, for the American people to see that liberals truly are quite incapable of running the government or making effective decisions, both from a social or economic viewpoint. When you have cheerleaders for someone like Nancy Pelosi, who obviously suffers from some entrenched mental disorder, it's amazing how many still follow this Pied Piper....

The unemployment numbers are not reliable. Some say real unemployment is at 15% and headed to 20%. Unemployment numbers and trends are something pols love to play with. Look instead to commercial real estate which is expected to be downhill for the next 3-4 years. There would not be a problem there if small busiinesses were doing fine. If small businesses are not doing fine, then unemployment cant be either.

In 2010, I will not vote for a Republican or a Democrat, I will simply vote "Present." Change, we can't decide on!! Obama for 2012 and beyond!!

Obama, "The Iron Seed" must be the offspring of such seed never
displaying any emotions nor connections toward country, people or
beast...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I find it interesting that M. Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut has announced she'll not run for yet another term and wonder if she has an eye on Washington D.C..

"2010 = 1994. obozo is going down"

Been in office a few months and all you want to do is "take him down". How productive and helpful.

There isnt a presidential election in 2010 so you can't take him down anyway. Maybe there will be more repub senators/reps but that still doesn't "take him down".

Americans are not so fickle that they elected for change and then say after Bush creates the biggest disaster given to any president that we should go back to the party that gave us BUSH.

Here is the problem. Between the Liberals and the Conservatives are a lot of voters who are very changeable. They bend with the wind like tall grass. Palin can't name a single book, newspaper, or magazine she has ever read and they're against Palin. Palin says, "Obama's death panels will kill your grandmother" and they are for Palin. Bush says, "Let's go to war" and they are all for war, then a coffin comes back home and they are all against the war. These folks are not thinkers, they are feelers. They go with their emotions without, apparently, a thought in their head.

This favors the shrill emotional rhetoric of the Conservatives. There is no Liberal rhetoric because Liberalism is pretty much dead in America. The Democrats in office are mostly people who have found a really swell career, and all they want is to get reelected.

Obama is an idiot! too many broken promises. Republicans are better with the economy.

I also wish people would open their eyes and realize that it's globalization and our inability to align properly with it, that's killing American jobs more than anything else that I can think of. Other than maybe the fact that some in corporate America also want to see President Obama fail and what better way to do that than piss everyone off by sending them to the unemployment line and then blame this administration. I actually knew this was going to happen, because folk are to self indulged to continue to support this administration after we got them in, which is pretty indicative of how many folk didn't vote recently compared to how many last November.

The reality is that the Democrats have controlled congress and the white house for the vast majority of the time since c.1900. To their credit we have the mess of social security, a ridiculous tax code, welfare galore, open borders, more welfare, government involvement in every aspect of our lives, more welfare, and let's not forget the illegal WW1 (the US was never attacked), the illegal WW2 (only Japan attacked, after we forced them into a corner), the illegal Korean war (the US was never attacked and we continue to spend untold billions there today), the illegal Vietnam war (the US was never attacked), the illegal war in Bosnia (the US was never attacked, and it was over influence proximate to the Siberian oil routes, not stopping genocide), the embarassment over the Iran hostage crisis (when a spineless Carter failed to act), setting the stage for Al Qaeda by getting involved in Afghanistan (another Carter fiasco), the start of the mortgage meltdown (Carter, CRA), and then Clinton's bumbling and refusing to take out Bin Laden when he had the chance.

Yep, good job Democrats. The only good Democrat was JFK. He was undoubtably the best president in modern history.

This poll suggest go with the devil unknown (since the Reps have proposed really nothing to help change the terrible course we were on both in the economy and on healthcare) vs. the known of what people are trying to do.

I will say this – the Dems have a had a chance over the last 10 months to lead, and they've timidly done so. The Reps, when in power, just rammed everything thru. Maybe the Dems need to go that route and see the positive reaction they receive.

Problem is that Dems are bit too far left, Repubs are a bit too far right, and most of the working class is in the middle. Time for the moderate Dems like Joe Lieberman and the moderate Repubs like McCain to round up those of like minds and start the new American Centrist party. It would put the Dems and Repubs out of business.

The republicans may have left us in a hole but,the Democrats are trying to close the coffin on us,by all this Tax ,Spend and borrowing. We do not have a Trillion dollars to pay for health care,we do not have the money necessary to pay off the deficit,So why are the Democrats trying to start another government program which they can not fund? do not care which party is in pwoer as long as they will use some fiscal responsibility,and we have not seen that from Obama's Administration.

folks....this isn't a football game. This is OUR country we are talking about and letting these selfish idiot politicians destroy along with our jobs, education, etc.....don't vote for parties anymore. Vote for the individual. Why are we already talking about support for candidates when we haven't heard or seen what they stand for......and once they do speak we need to question them. And question them in a real way, not like the teabaggers are doing. That isn't discussion, that is simply disruption. They are doing more damage to the process than the actual politicians are doing.....

This is like predicting a football game outcome in the first quarter. We are a year away. If the economy rebounds and healthcare reform passes, the Dems retain power. If not, I fear the public will return to power the party that caused this train wreck we are in. Sad but true.

It's amazing to see the hatred for opposing parties...even in the comments below. Americans want things to be run right. Thus far, they have not – not 8 years ago, not today. Politicians, for the most part, run with party lines and refuse to listen to the people that voted them in. So we will continue to see this pendulum swing back and forth. It's not being "fickle", it's just wanting the person you voted in to actually "listen" to you. I don't care what party they are in, just please take the advice/care/concerns of your people to the floor.

i don't understand the mindset of people that vote for a party instead of the person running. i cant say who i would vote for in any election based on party... i vote for the best man/woman for the job regardless of their affiliation. im getting very sick of hearing republican and democrat.

The amazing thing to me is that the Liberals on this board think they have the public on their side, and it couldn't be farther than the truth.
They don't see or don't listen, just like Obummer, Pelnazi, and that weenie Reid.

Anybody who was alive for the past eight years and has a brain is unquestionably insane for considering bring the thug Republican Party back into office.

Can anyone say New York 23? Solid GOP, since forever, that is until the GOP got involved in a recent congressional race and turned it blue. If this is their idea of progress/victory keep it up.

I think that you can add to the analysis of this poll that 100% of the people who said that they would vote a certain way without knowing who the candidate is, are complete idiots and don't deserve the right to vote.
Please stop with these polls. They are opinions and mean nothing.

Wow, this article was a waste of time. When the difference falls withing the margin of error on any poll, the entire poll means nothing. I realize, CNN, that it is your job to make it look like something fruitful can come from all this work, but really this tells us nothing. Secondly, how do these polls account for people who only own cell phones? This group is growing all the time, especially amoung younger – and therefore usually more liberal – generations. It seems like you think this group of citizens is unimportant when election times come.

And I agree with many of you on hear, both parties suck, and I am so sick of picking the lesser of two evils...

And since the elections are not for another year the point of this poll is?????? Alot can happen between now and then. I at least thought you would stop with these senseless polls. Thank you for a palin free ticker. Make love not hate

Winners realize that their lives are, with very few exceptions, of their own making and take that responsibility by the horns. Losers point fingers.

So what, by then we'll have passed so many historical milestones that I could care less about getting back to politics as usual. Plus, I know who I'll be voting for and not. Understanding, also, how many Americans have been influenced by the republican posturing, it's no surprise. I just hope that the impressionable folk among us know who the republicans are fighting for, because unless your donating hundreds of thousands to their campaign, it for sure won't be any American I know. Plus republicans want you to think that the best solution is less government intervention into big business and by know I would think we all know where that got us. May God bless!

If they do not pass health care then Dems and many Inde's will not show up to vote.

The pendulum will continue to swing back and forth for a while, but I believe that as time goes on and people begin to realize that the change they got wasn't the change they really wanted ... or needed.

Not sure what polls about the public option people are referring to. The polls that say a majority of Americans favor a public option are few and far between. Nearly all I have seen have it about 55-45 against the public option.

After what the republicans did to this country and to my life I wouldn't vote republican again if there was a gun to my head! It shocks me that anyone could. All they care about is war and the big shots. Their hatred for the little guy is treason.

Guess what, "GB-Worst President Ever"? You call a mushrooming unemployment rate of 10.2% a "trend starting to reverse"? How desperate. Time to see the optometrist, my friend. There is more "change" coming in 2010 than you can possibly imagine.

If you think the dems are losing ground now,
wait and see what happens with another year
of their lunacy.
Conservatives have been saving liberals
from themselves since the beginning of time.
And by the way, water boarding works.

I'll be the first to admit that the Dems are for the most part a bunch of corrupt, inept, sackless weenies but how in the name of God could anyone vote for the Republicans? The Republican party has shown itself to be the party of the rich and well connected. Their hypocracy stinks to high heaven whether it be family values which they want everyone to have but don't live up to or serving in the military which everyone should do but them and their children. They have ruined this country financially, politically and morally. They are truly a criminal enterprise.

Just goes to show you there are either a lot of stupid people in this country or a lot with poor memories. After what the GOP did with their "less govenment" (deregulate big business) or the WMDs and total destruction of our economy that's your only two reasons for voting GOP. You want it? You got it! Just don't complain later.

Anyone who would vote for a Republican should be committed to a mental ward. They have no ideas for leadership. They only want to lead us back into the very place that we are now thanks to them. Power is like heroin to them. They are going to scream, kick and make a fuss until they get their next fix of power. They need to be treated like they are in rehab, keep them out until they have learned from their mistakes.

Wait till the Democrats get health care passed-and they will/must-and the climate bill passed and obama gets the soldiers home from iraq in august – our numbers will go back up!! How could any working class/middle class voter vote for a republican when they have proven over and over again that they are only for the rich – and big corporations!!The republicans solved nothing when they were in control, got us into 2 wars, let wall street and the banks break our economy and tripled the deficit after walking in with a surplus from clinton!!! Wake up people they don't care about you, they just use guns, abortion and God to suck you in!!!

The stunner is the differential with Independents. Numbers like that are going to have a lot of people worried.

We Americans are so fickle! In 2008 we voted for change and now that we have that opportunity, there is a significant group of voters who are now afraid of the change they voted for!!! Could this be that they just now realize that it is going to cost each American some $$$. (Though they disregard that if they don't pay some now it will cost them a lot more in the future?)This group is so short sighted! Over the next several years before any medical insurance reform takes hold, regardless of what it looks like in its final form, several American families will suffer medical financial catastrophes and over 30 million people will still not have medical insurance.... But, I guess that is okay with some people!!! But, it sure sounds unAmerican to me!!!...This phobia about America becoming a socialist nation is absolute nonsense!... Capitalism is well rooted and will not be in jeopardy just because we may end up with a "government option." There is an old expression that says, "me think they protesteth too much."...it sure sounds like the insurance industry is fearful of loosing their 20-30% profits!!!

Some people claim to be conservative. listen up if you or not middle class rich or above you are nothing but a pawn. Remember who made you what you are today! not the conseer on the soup line.

The Democratic Party seems to be struggling for identity. The found a cohesiveness under the "Against George W" platform, but ideologically the party was perhaps more at odds then they cared to admit. Meanwhile the GOP is proffering the "Not Barrack H" movement and there are takers. Complicating things for the Dems in '10 is that the GOP factions appears more ideologically unified. I feel the Democrats also have the weaker party leadership. (an intentional distinction from political leadership) To win or hold in '10 they must internally unify, no small task without strong party leadership. Finally POTUS must pick his internal and external battles very wisely in the next 9 months. Discontent is hard to overcome, particularly when all of the money is gone.

Americans are funny people. After eight years repub adminstration, bush and the repub controlled congress left mountain of disaster nobody has any idea to straight it up. And. they want the repub to come in power again.

Polls are the flavor of the week and not a good indicator of the issues that both parties will face prior to the midterm elections.

Watch what the health care, economic and banking issues will do for both parties.

Teabaggers are putting a lot of noise in the conversations but polls show the majority of Americans favor a public options and the Republicans are only preaching to a vocal minority which is not likely to win them new seats. The more you see the Teabaggers the more I realize what a broken wheel the Republican party is. These people do not grasp the issues only the rumors and are inarticulate in there presentation to the media.

Economic gains will serve the Democrats well in the midterms. But do we need a endless campaign cycle?
Maybe the Republican do because they are not doing a job for the taxpayer in Washington and have the extra time to posture.

Republican Senator Grassley usually gets my vote whenever he is up for re-election, however in 2010, he will not get my vote!
The reason? His use of fear tactics in town hall meetings where healthcare reform was being discussed.

Idiocy is apparently more contagious than H1N1...

Oh, right – tell me that this country wants to revert back to the days of GWB – and the destruction of the constitution = what really needs to happen is to elminate republicans from any elective office – even congressmen/women who possibly aare really republicans in disguise. From now on my frriends and I will vote a straight democratic ticket – even if it means electing a nice spotted dog!

But of course, let us vote in a few more Republicans and see how bad this economy can tank. CNN who did you poll? I have never been polled and I can assure you I would not vote Republican given the disaster of the last eight years. How is it you gave the Bush administration 8 years to do as they pleased and President Obama has not even had a year? Give me a break! A disgusted American voter!

Shhhhh! Keep this quiet. They are stupid but, we don't want to take any chances on waking them up. Remember, the idiots who a year ago cast their votes for someone just because they were promised "change" are still out there.

Let me stand your poll on it's head. I was a Republican for 35 years, but after the mess that George Bush and Dick Cheney mad, and left, I will be an independent, who votes for the most conservative candadate that I can find, who tells me the truth and follows through. If he, or she doesn't then I will work dillagently to see to it that they get thrown out in the next election with the rest of the bumbs! I live in Va., and yes I voted Republican, but if they don't deliver I will help throw them out too! I have had all I am going to stand for with the promise anything to get elected, and then line your pockets while you are there
Republican attitudes!

just say no to Republicans...

I think it's safe to say that the American people....., you know, "the astro turf"....will have the last word.

And the entire country will be able to hear it.

This is no longer about political parties, it is about a corrupt government forcing it's will on the people.

We are about to term limit you OUT. And then, if we're lucky, investigate and try you.

Remember that the vast majority of this country did not vote for Obama and this radical-left administration. A sea of un-vetted radical czars, nationalization of banks and large corporations and an attempted government take-over of 1/6 of our economy (under the guise of “healthcare”) does not sit well with other 237 million of us. In other words, 78% of us DON’T want this guy sending the car to the junkyard when it needs a new set of tires. We saw through the veil of lies before the election, and now even more of us do now that the truth is a lot more apparent. Don’t be surprised when congress turns on its ear in 2010.

These polls are so wacked, Let the GOP back some more Conservitive Party canidates like they did in NY 23 and watch the numbers change

I love how people are already picking their candidates based solely on partisan lines as opposed to waiting to hear the platforms of the candidates...

Polls for next year's election are useless now, unless the economy is in the same or a worse state. I noticed that JP Morgan Chase is getting set to hire over 1000 new employees. The trend is starting to reverse. By the time the elections come next year, the economy will be on the upswing, and all anyone will remember is that the Republicans did nothing to help.

As we say again AMERICANS ARE STUPID. If they vote for a republican so they can throw this country back in to chaos again, they deserve what they get. It is a shame that we can't just take the dumbed down crooked third world red states lump them together and let nut cases like Palin Bachman rush and fox live there. We would see how long before they come dragging their butt back into a civilized, honest and caring part of the country.

If the GOP wins control we will know that terrirosm and racism will never be put to rest in America.....I am curious who these people are who are polled – having been on this earth 57 years a registered voter since the age of 18 – I have never been polled -

Anyone who cannot see the GOP has no plans what so ever for assisting the middle and poor americans are idiots!!
Republicans are bought by the highest bidder

I say they all should be tried as traitors – and attempting to cause a civil war!! With Palin & Limbaugh as their leaders – That is Really a Scary Thought!!

About time this country wakes up and realizes the communist adminstration is leading us down a path of destruction. I just hope this "one term" President can't mess things up too much before he gets voted out like the other communists in Congress.

I was democrat party , but not anymore.Healt vote make me republican!

I have an idea, vote the standing person out no matter what the party, with a message. WE THE PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER and start taking back the control of OUR country. Say BYE BYE to special interest.

Two thoughts on the recent polls showing significant gains by Republicans: 1.) the voters have short memories and 2.) it's time for a third party in this country.

Americans need to vote everyone of those people out of office, no matter what their party, and begin to start fresh. We need new blood to run this country. Government thinks American people are stupid so they have to make the decisions for us. I also think American people are stupid because we keep re-electing these fools to office.

Time to break away from party lines and elect on the person not the party. Let's clean it up before it's too late.

Polls. Funny. I will wait and see what is happening and who is getting paid off next November before I start betting on outcomes.

Do any of these polls include a likely voter subsample, or is the election too far off to determine who is a likely voter?

I will not complain about the poll, it is what it is. However, a LOT can change in a year!

IF Americans go back to the Republicans, after the last EIGHT YEARS of FAILURES........ then shame on us!

I ALWAYS say the same thing about polls; they can not reach Obama's base because the majority of us have Cell phones only! So...... who are the pollsters reaching? An older demographic that tends to be more conservative.

It IS FUNNY thought, that the NY-23 went Democratic after .... 100 years of voting GOP! And that in California in another Congressional race....... a Democrat won!

DEMOCRATS PICKED UP..... TWO CONGRESSIONAL SEATS THIS MONTH......... MAKES YOU WONDER ABOUT THE POLL.

I believe the general public are finally starting to realize that the snot nosed kid in the White House and all his buddies don't know what they are doing and times will change for the better.

I guess some people are just so dumb they can't help themselves. The kind of people who can't figure out a 4 way stop intersection. 15 years of Republican nonsense / 8 years of Bush republicanism and they can't see we are actually on a good course. A course that takes time but a GOOD course. Maybe these people should go live in the middle east (maybe Iran / Iraq / Saudi Arabia.) After all thats the kind of control the republicans think is acceptable.. You know a country where thinking is discouraged and cronyisim is king- Good ridance to those who should go!

These polls are a joke. Just a week ago you reported the exact opposite.

wha? wait! How can this be? I mean...we voted in the messiah?!

A year in politics is a long time. I'd like to see the conservatives make big gains in next years election, however I'd be happy with a more equally divided congress. When it comes down to it, a lot of the election results will probably rest on the President. If he can convince people he's actually done something that helps them, they may side with the democrats if he can recapture some of his 2008 magic. But I don't think liberals should hld their breath on this one.

Wow. The last time we saw this shift it was the result of grandstanding on a platform of lies to convince people of the GOP's "pro-life" position and that the democrats were evil baby killers. The social conservatives without the ability to think critically about what pro-life should actually mean, flocked to the GOP. This time all it took was a few lies about abortions, death panels, and socialism to drum up some misguided patriotism and absurd sense of morality. Why do lies seem to resonate with the American public more than truth and common sense? I guess its because believing lies is an easy way to validate your feelings without the burden of doing any of your own research.

Proof that Americans have short attention spans. Already forgiving Republicans for the mess they made for democrats. I'm not a democrat, but they really are the lesser of the two evils. I still won't vote for any of them. But i trust Republicans less than democrats. When will people lose faith in these parties and start to reclaim America for the people? Never, they'll forget again, and again, et cetera.

Polls are for losers. These things are up and down all the time. If the wind blows from the East then the Dems are favored, from the West the Republicans are favored.
And CNN polls are probably the most skewed of all. I read the blogs and the overwhelming majority of people on them are clearly liberals so what does that say about the people reading CNN.com and watching CNN? Even their comentators on TV claim to be unbiased but you can see the slant in their programs. It is not like they even try to hide their distrust and distate for the Republican party and for Conservatives.

Doesn't really change all that much, we're still given the choice of voting for corrupt idiot A or corrupt idiot B.

Huh? How is it a "gain" when the polls continue to be a statistical tie still within the margins of error?

Besides, the real numbers for my former GOP can be seen by only 20% willing to identify as Republican now, and "independent" teabaggers pushing the party farther to the right again. No thanks.

As Harry Truman said, any farmer who votes contrary to his own interests – who votes Republican – ought to have his head examined. Today we can substitute "middle class voter" for "farmer." The agenda for our Conservative leaders has nothing to do with small government, free markets, local control, and rugged individualism. Their exclusive concern is more power for themselves and more wealth for their wealthy contributors. Nothing else.

Now most Republicans who are reading this would deny it, but they have been hornswaggled by all that Conservative rhetoric. Look at what Conservatives DO when they are in power. Pay no attention to what they say they did or say they are going to do. Watch what they DO.

Sampling errors of 6 or more percent? So, given the sampling error, its entirely possible that nothing whatsoever has changed. That's reaching a bit in terms of what constitutes news; every month you could announce a shift in public opinion to reflect where the numbers now fall within the sampling error range.

A year's a long time. There'll be another huge Republican screw up, scandal or lawsuit. No worries. Thank God for Sarah Palin – and her bizarre factor!!!!

It does not supprise me to see a support of a do nothing but harm america party increasing in popularity. Americans have a serious case amnesia and ready to believe any lies and fabrications without fact checking themsef and they have the media to render them dumber and dumber everyday. There no other choice betwen the 2 evil parties in USA.
I rather chose One less evil party with is democrats.

Dems are losing support from many business folks because their agenda is anti business! They want to tax businesses to death, they constantly berate us for moving jobs, being greedy or not hiring folks and now they want to force health care penalties and costs on them as well. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that businesses are not hiring until we understand what these policies are going to cost us. You may not like big bad greedy business but they are the ones that provide jobs to folks! We are not hiring until we understand how much these policies are going to cost us.. So keep on being anti business and watch unemployment stay high and Dem polls numbers continue to fall...

Once health care is out of the way, the economy will improve and the Dems will be able to portray the GOP as the do nothings that they are. Not to worry, not to worry.

Regardless of your polls (CNN, GALLUP OR WHOEVER) I do hope your overall sampling errors are out of sync with the truth as to how the rest of the USA are going to vote. And with that said, USA, please do not fall asleep now. "The GOP cares nothing about the American People!!! Please stay awake – WATCH CSPAN FOR YOUR SELF. Stop allowing FOX, MSNBC or CNN make your decisions. WATCH your SENATORS AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES express their true motives via CSPAN, CSPAN1AND CSPAN3.

i also will vote for a republican in mass. i will vote for sen scott brown i feel in my state one party rule is awful it does not work look at my state all the dems did was destroy it i like moderate dem not liberal all the dem running are all liberal to replace sen kennedy as a independent moderate im done with liberals they dont work it would be great for once to see half rep half dem and ind . but knowing my state and the voters in it i dont think it will happen im hoping the ind wake up just for once i like scott brown hes a social moderate and fiscal conserative

What lead? The 4% difference is reported as within the margin of error.

I do not care about parties. I will vote for the fiscal conservative. I want to hear about jobs, cutting back on government, ending the endless wars and...did I mention jobs?

Gullible, gullible people. They are willing to vote back in the very same people who put our country in the shape it's in and do absolutely NOTHING to help bring our country back. They are so quick to judge, giving Republicans eight years to ruin our country and accept NO responsibility but give the current President only 10 months before they condemn him. Sure wish they had given the last President less time to ruin our country. It is so sad that the American people don't have the patience to allow this President to do the job that the majority of Americans elected him to do.

You people listen to the likes of Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity and Republicans in Congress vilify President Obama and tell you that he is the one responsible for YOUR problems. You all are more than willing to listen to everything negative you can about President Obama but not even bother to give him a chance, the four years he was elected to serve to do his job. You are a pitiful, sad group of people . You get the country you deserve. The country Republicans left you. The country Republicans are more than willing to see destroyed just so they can say we told you so.

Republican v. Democrat blah blah. They are so similar it is hard to tell the difference. Vote for the candidate that is anti-tax, anti-government, pro-freedom and pro personal liberty. Let's get rid of the corporatism and the welfarism in this county.

Ya know, if I were a patriot and a thinking person, I would vote for a democrat. Thankfully I'm not, so I'll vote for a republican.

I want america to fail, it's the policy of my party, and I will stop at nothing to ruin this country. I'm so patriotic, atleast thats what us retards tell ourselves after every clan/republican meeting.

This entire article CONTRADICTS itself!!! The header reads:

Poll: GOP makes gains in battle for Congress

Then the BODY of the article states all of the following with different tallies for each one!!

"According to a Gallup survey...",
"... A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey..."
"...Other polls conducted...",
"...According to the Gallup poll..."

Dang – What's the difference between a SURVEY and a POLL. CNN – you sure know how to TWIST things around... Run a "FACT CHECK" on this ticker!!!

Both parties are a joke. Give us something better!

Every time Obama or Congress describe a program, e.g., health care or energy, businesses see higher taxes, fees, and regulations that will prohibit paying salaries. So they have to lay off more people. People are finally realizing this. The mainstream media, which appears to be losing viewers at an equal rate to Democrat support, has hidden the information from the headlines. They don't holler at the low intelligence people that Obama and Congress are hurting employment by attacking employers! That Obama and Congress are responsible for the continuing increases in unemployment! But anyone with half a brain knows that their employer signs their pay check – not Obama, not Congress! Why is the media hiding the profound grasp of the obvious?

so you need someone to back in the party before you would just cast a vote for a party . I am a democrate ,BUT if in a race for public office if the other party had a better person ,more qualified to do the job for the people of his or her district .then I would vote for that person. I guess because I can think out side the box and its not the party its the right person for the job that is important.. WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT SO LETS SPEAK UP AND HELP CHANGE GO FORWARD.
we voted in this time a great group of people now lets get to supporting all of them .

gary davis
harbor oregon

I guess Republican voters just haven't suffered enough these last 8 years.

Well sometimes you have to bounce off the wall a few times before you learn not to run into it.

The economy will be a LOT better next year, and the Democrats will do very well.

Many of those Republican votes are from jobless people who naturally blame the Democrats for their plight even though they know it was a Republican administration and Republican policies that caused the recession. When they get their jobs back, they will swing back to the party that saved us from the brink.

Americans are simply not a patient bunch and it appears that the Republican party/tea baggers have reached them in droves. It's unfortunate that these same Americans are clueless at the fact the Republicans are pulling the wool over their faces.

You wanted hope and change? You forgot to ask what kind of change and hope.

You wanted a rookie President? Now you have a rookie President without a clue!

2 words to describe Obama. Jimmy Carter

2010 can't come fast enough.

What we really need is term limits, I hope the bill that is mentioned in a other story here is passed quickly!

Great! And let's hope they kill that ridiculous healthcare bill as well. Like we REALLY need this expense right now – and in our future!

2010 = 1994. obozo is going down.

Bad news for Democrats == Good news for America.

The time draws near when these agents of economic and national destruction are going to be swept clean out of the seats of power!

2010 and 2012 can't get here fast enough!

Wait until they finish pushing this bad health care plan down America's throat and follow it with "Cap and Tax." They won't see a majority for years to come. Talk about blowing an opportunity!!

Democrats are in trouble.

This proves how dumb some Americans are! Republicans put you into this recession and now they want them back. You deserve everything coming to you dummies!

I knew it was only a matter of time before Americans realized the mistake they made by voting Democrats in office. Look at the state they have put our country in. They are like a child in a candy store.

And 100% of this american thinks that CNN needs to look into what the word "journalism" means.

I new it was only a matter of time before Americans realized the mistake they made by voting Democrats in office. Look at the state they have put our country in. They are like a child in a candy store.

It took 8 years so get in this finance mess and less than 1 year to fix.

Give me a break. Its going to take longer than 2, 3 or 4 years to fix the

previous administrations decisions.

Give the present administration a chance.

Please not the GOP again they are the ones who put this country in the large dich we are in now. Please give the Dems sometime to clean up this horrible mess.

The nest thing people will state they prefer President George W. Bush the worst President in my life time.

GOPers will bring out their usual "Americans are starting to wake up" crap, Dems will say these polls mean nothing cause the elections are still a year away, and life will go on.

YAWN.

So...if you want to gain in American politics the message is obstruct, pobstruct, obstruct, offer no ideas, lie like crazy, try to make people's lives worse, and all that after nearly ruining the nation. If people are really that amazingly stupid then maybe it is time to throw in the towel. Maybe this nation is doomed.

It would be nice if mainstream media would recognize that most of those "independant" voters are libertarian-leaning. That might actually mean the Libertarian party would get some favorable press...

............And WHO would believe a CNN Poll?

........... How laughable!

............Believe the Poll of a Radical Liberal Network?

About a 130 million people voted in the last election. How are you going to poll 894 people then say that the republicans are catching up. That is a joke if you ask me. People want real CHANGE and they want it soon. but 2010 is right around the corner so we will see what happens then.

I suspect that by the time the 2010 elections come about, the house will become Republican again. We need a change to keep the balance of power.

These day-to-day polls are getting annoying. Obama's up, down, and all around. The GOP is dying, thriving, and stalling all in the space of a week. Sad that we're so starved for the opinions of others.

This means one thing, Democrats, get out and VOTE.....ALWAYS vote. Do NOT get complacent. We must back our President with candidates that will vote his plans into law. We must give him the people to vote his policies into law. Republicans will NEVER do anything productive, as proven through out history.

So if you are a domestic terrorist, you will vote for a republican. If you are a true patriot you will vote for a democrat, the only party that ever moves america forward.

Not surprising since the Republicans have a cohesive message. That message may be 'NO', but at least they speak with one voice. That shows a strength through unity. We as a people admire strength.
The Democrats on the other hand shows a serious weakness of
division. The Health Care debates reflects this most. The problem with the Health Care debates is that the Democrats are fighting with each other and showing they are incapable of getting anything done.
The ALL need to realize that when they were voted in the people who
voted for them knew what Obama's plan for the Public Option was, but
voted Democrat anyways. There may be differences on abortion, but
the people wanted Health Care reform, including a robust Public Option.

More people would back a Republican after the financial mess we inherited from the Republicans? The wars? Lack of compassion? Dishonesty? Corruption? Hypocrisy? Illiteracy? Ignorance?

All the attributes that apparently identify the American people who'd support such a choice.

Over the past month I've noticed a bunch of liberal 'astroturf' posters. They attack anyone and everything that even hints to be conservative. Most of the stuff that these liberal buffoons (you know who you are), is PURE SLANDER and INTOLERANCE.

As Americans, we can respectfully disagree. My liberal friends and I get along fine. We discuss/joke about politics (rarely) but understand that we all want WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COUNTRY.

BTW: Liberal haters are the only reason Sarah Paliin gets so much time on CNN. If you stopped reading and writing 'hate mail', articles wouldn't be written. Seriously, CNN runs 10 stories to every one on other news sites.

Does it matter? Whoever we elect, they all exhibit the same political cowardice that prevents them from making the difficult decisions that are necessary to restore fiscal sanity to our once great country.

I think that what both parties fail to recognize is that many of us who are deeply disaffected are not voting FOR their party so much as we are voting AGAINST the folks in power. The Democrats won in 2006 and in 2008's Congressional election (leave the Presidential race aside for the moment) because we were all sick of the Republicans' apparently total commitment to hypocrisy and the abandonment of its small-government core value.

We'll be sufficiently sick of the Democrats in 2010 that they will lose a record number of seats in Congress. Unfortunately, nothing much will change as a result.

and the 2010 Dem bloodbath continues.....................

So, basically, after decades of being closely divided on party loyalty, we Americans are, still, closely divided on party loyalty. One year it tips to the Republicans, the next time to the Democrats, over and over again. So we're still a 51/49 nation. And this is a big shock to some people?

This is probably based on a lot of misinformation and attributing problems to the opposite party. Yesterday one of the normal right-wing posters screamed OUTRAGE! about the shooter at Fort Hood being known to have communicated with terrorists and Obama not doing anything about it. The report on this information showed that the information was found and reviewed in 2008, and it was decided that he didn't pose a threat. This reveiw was done by the Bush Administration. But hey, why worry about facts when you're just a raving lunatic anyway, eh?

"Independent voters were decidedly stronger in their preference for a Republican candidate, choosing the GOP by a 22 percent margin - 52 to 30 percent - according to the survey."

Bad news for the socialist agenda.

CNN and their 'polls' are usually a joke: I love watching their election night returns when they 'predict' the winner when only 2% of the precincts have turned in their votes. Sorry, guys, you're making yourselves look as ridiculous as Fox Noise.

So what this article is saying is that every study has been within the margin if error. So statistically things haven't changed since July. So how can you say the GOP has made gains? Come on CNN, get some real statisticians that know how to analyze data.

A Used to be Democrat who says America needs a clean sweep of the immoral Democratic Party. This country needs a good cleansing. DO IT NOW before it is too late.

Great – more republicans to take away my civil rights and make tax cuts for rich people. Joy.

Who has time to participate in daily poll's? I really don't care who's up or down americans typically vote in the same way they use the drive through window at McDonalds.

The Democrats have no idea how bad they are going to get their butts kicked in 2010.

If CNN is going to mention their poll results-–you should see the Fox poll results!!! The Fox poll results are saying the same thing as the Gallup poll results (but worse)--that the Democrats are going to get clobbered in 2010.

Most experts are now saying-they do not expect the economy/unemployment rate to be much better by Nov 2010-–and the Democrats will pay dearly for this during the elections!!

The biggest part of this whole article is the Independent voters. 52% will vote Republican, while just 20% will vote democrat. How stupid are the democrats in the House and in the Senate? All summer long people from their districts (not fake ACORN workers) were showing up at town halls screaming at them to not vote for this health care reform bill, so what do they do, they vote for it. They gave up their political careers for someone named barack hussein obama? the only ones who saved their political career are the ones who voted against it. This health care bill barely passed the House by 5 votes out of a total of 435 votes! How is this bill even close to representing what real americans (not ACORN workers) want. 2010 will make what happend in 94' look like child's play. Pelosi tries to convince all of these dems that in 94' they got voted out becauuse they didn't pass HillaryCare, when in fact they were voted out because they tried to pass HillaryCare.

You cannot continue to spend money at the current rate without paying a price.

As a Democrat, I must admit, I'm not surprised. I hope it turns around and we don't lose too many seats.

fat lady is getting tuned up to sing the libs out of congress, maybe just maybe this country has a chance to survive. keep it up libs– keep doing all the crazy garbage you been trying to do...keep following this idiotic administration and its horrible policies. that being said, the right doesnt have much to say either. the spending has got to stop before we are bankrupt and bowing down to China. Give the country back to the people– which the majority have conservative views and we want this progressive bs to stop.

We only have two Parties. We will keep on switching them back and forth until we find one that cares about us. We know the Republicans don't care for the little people and the Dems don't know how to work together for the little ones. It's us agains them. (politicians) We need to start recalling them.People, don't let them play us like yoyo. Think about it. what have they done for us lately? The economy is bad but price is going up on everything and they're adding toll on the free roads. How we suppose to pay for it? Don't let none of them foul you. Vote for the party that has our interest; not in mind only but also does something for us. Unless, we see it don't believe them.

When common sense independents make some inroads I'll be interested, until then democrat or republican are the same. Of course get some of the democrats in republican clothing out of the republican party and I might be interested.

I don't care about the party.

I want honest, common sense leaders. Any that voted for the government healthcare overhaul should ALL be kicked out. Whenever you have to create a WHOLE NEW SYSTEM, you'll run into BIG PROBLEMS.

Pelosi and Obama's healthcare plan is like demolishing a car because it's windshield wipers aren't working and a tire is flat. We should fix small issues one at a time.

CNN, you forgot to mention the 2 to 1 preference of GOPers to Democrats by Independant voters and that the gap is getting wider. Ooops. Apparently all Democrats have to do to lose office is actually enact their assinine policies.

One week a poll "proves" one thing, and the next it "proves" the opposite. Meanwhile, the differences in score between the two options is within the polling error in both cases, meaning that neither poll proves anything, and that the real results are totally inconclusive. And, it's a year until the election.

I suggest that another story about Michael Jackson would be more news worthy than these poll results.

In point of fact, there is no lack of news in the world that necessitates that CNN conduct worthless polls. It's just that major news stories from around the world, including important stories from this country, are carefully filtered out before they reach the American market. To get those stories, one has to listen to foreign radio or search diligently on the web. We can hardly be blamed if we think that America is the center of the universe.

CNN...you are really missing out on an opprotunity!! Why not have hourly polls regarding the 2016 elections...you could create big misleading headlines about how each party is up or down...in trouble here...facing defeat there... It's just what America needs now and you would be filling that need.

We Americans are so ignorant and stupid that we are hopeless.

OK...when a party loses big...best startegy is to do NOTHING. The giddy party moving in always thinks we want them to run amuck when in fact all we really wanted was the other guy out. THEN the new party does exactly what the other party did but for a different set of people. Divided we fall...don;t worry...there is always the 'dead cat bounce' but it doesn't last long.

The pendulum of dumb swings back and forth. No wonder nothing ever changes. One of two choices is not the best way for a republic to express democracy. There can be another choice if you let it.

It makes no real difference who we vote for. They all end up in the pockets of the special interests. If we want meaningful change, we must reform our election financing.

If America votes for the Republicans in the next election, we will just be rewarding the right wing nuts for their "stop the Democrats at any cost" politics. What have Republicans done for the US in the last 9 years? They have started wars we didn't need and then mismanaged them. They let New Orleans get destoyed and did nothing to bring it back again. They ran up huge deficits and borrowed the money from our enemies the Chinese. They neglected all oversight of Wall Street and the environment. And now all they do is try to stop the Democrats from cleaning up the mess. They have done nothing to earn your vote!

Don't people realize that the reason Congress can't accomplish anything good is because there are still too many Republicans?

Americans seem to have extremely short memories. Rather like 5 year old children.

Tell me something I didn't expect? Whenever there is a switch in a party and big changes are made they shoot themselves in the foot. Much as we say we want 'CHANGE', we all want OTHERS to change, we want iour lives better but we do not want to change. Until YOU and I start to agree on things and select those who represent MOST of us, then we will live on the see-saw.

In my humble opinion, American's are looking for conservative values in their vote, true conservatism, not the rant version espoused by venimous name calling liberals.

The Democrats have violated every free market rule I learned in graduate studies and I am convinced they are full speed ahead for politics, not the true good of the American people.

Folks, we are going to be up to our ears paying for entitlements that have not been well considered.

Further, both sides need to take a breath and consider what's really important...we are at war, our sons and daughters are dying for what I consider a noble cause (ridding the world of terrorist that REALLY do exist). Additionally, our economy is in the dumps, more taxes and new entitlements are not going to fix it. Quit Spending!!!!

A year is a long time. The out party always gains in such polls, particularly when the White House and the Congress are held by the same party. This current slew of Republicans have moved dramatically to the right and that segment of the party is very fired up. I wouldn't vote for a Republican for any reason. They are incompetent and totally wrong about the role of government!

Oh Dem polls! "Would you consider voting for a Republican?" What kind of quesiton is that? It's like asking if you would consider voting for a woman- of course people would say yes. No specific candidate was mentioned in the poll. They samples 894 people and this is why every week these polls have different results. 894 poeple out of nearly 350 million- nice sample!

Kinda makes Pelosi look like more of a liar than before the vote on Obamacare doesn't it. I love how the liberals are misreading all of the signs regarding the mood of the electorate. They are either misreading or misleading in their drive to steal as much tax payer money before we can get them out of office. Obama, one and done.

How about a chart listing which districts are on the chopping block in 2010, who the incumbent is, which party he is with, how that district voted on November 4, 2008, and who the challenger is and his party affiliation? Oh wait...you can't really do that yet because it's not necessarily clear who the particular candidates are yet? So you're just polling people on the generic issue of which party they would likely side with? How wonderfully stupid. Encouraging partisanship and divisiveness for ratings...are you proud of this?

Honestly people are just plain dumb in this country. They change their minds every second, without regard to science/logic/history/etc... As Gore VIdal calls us "the United States of Amnesia".

And the ruling class has always known how to manipulate people's emotions since the Roman Empire by: "giving the mob bread and a circus". Today's distractors are just sports and celebrity news.

Progressive liberalism is clearly the democrat's worst enemy..

This country will get the leadership it deserves. If that many Democrats are too apathetic to go to the polls, and enough people are so dim-witted that they can see some kind of rational thinking in the Republican contenders, then this country will slide into a backward, theocratic society with no middle class and a few hundred thousand billionaires calling the shots. I find it deeply saddening that so many Americans are actually buying into the self-aggrandizing, irrational and highly seditious rhetoric of people like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and that moron-of-morons, John Boehner. Genuine democracy cannot survive with such an illiterate, dogmatic, and gullible electorate.

As a democrat this concerns me but I just hope that enough important legislation in passed before 2010 so it doesn't matter. Republicans will likely do nothing except endorse tax cuts once in so I would be OK with them in there as long as health care is passed first. If this current batch of politicans brings health care reform as well as the spending stimulus history will be very kind to them. The GOP will look for ways to fund tax cuts which will probably mean closing programs which will hurt their chances of winning a presidential election as the backlash will be manifest by then. Independents are fiscal conservatives above all who don't believe in the GOP social agenda but will go along with them for tax cuts so they don't matter as they're fickle. Voting is all about exciting your party and right now the republicans are fired up so they'll win a lot while Dems are just happy Obama is president and won't vote. If the GOP then tries to go after a social agenda and not just the economy they'll be crushed next president election.

Ignore those bias polls Obama! We must keep pushing the deficit spending economic policies because its the "right thing to do"! Healthcare is an American right!!

"Independents" need to figure out who they are and what their values are. Enough said.

Just keep believing these CNN poll numbers, than we shall see a sweep of democrats out of office in 2010.

An intelligent citizen will vote for the person NOT returning to DC - we need fresh blood, whether it be a democrat or a republican. They all need to be booted out especially those who think they're entitled to their positions, i.e., Pelosi, Reid, etc. We need a government by the people and for the people, not just for those who are elected to office.

I guess people are starting to wake up. An extreme left agenda is not what most Americans expected when they heard "change" in 2008. It's time to turn this thing around and keep these leftists in check for the next 2-3 years.

Just goes to show you how stupid the american public is. how soon they have forgotten what the republicans have done to this country in the last eight years and are still trying to do. woe unto us if they ever gain control again.

Americans are pathetically fickle. Those of you who voted for change, have some backbone! Did you think it was going to be easy to clean up the mess that was left from the Bush Administration? Don't be a fair weather friend - it is a sign of weak-mindedness and lack of committment to your ideals. The Dems are doing exactly what you sent them to do - they representing the ideas and legislation that they believe is in their constituents' best interests and I commend (some of) them for standing their ground under very difficult circumstances. You may not like everything they do all the time, but do you really believe that that is even a reasonable expectation?

I will vote against anyone who is an incumbent, regardless of party, with the exception of one House member.

Rasmussen's poll of registered and LIKELY voters has it at a six point spread.

2010 is doomsday for the Socialists.

No offense intended, but why do you bother, on an almost weekly basis, with these polls? It's really not important until it's time to actually vote! People are constantly changing their minds – for a whole myriad of reasons.

the chickens have come home to roost!!!!

I don't need a poll to know that democrats will be out in 2010.

Not because of Liberals or conservative....it's the independents.

Those Americans who have been around awhile and know that you CANNOT spend money you do not have, nor can you force Americans to purchase health care (at the risk of imprisonment), force American businesses (like BCBS) to accept unnecessary risk when providing insurance (like they did with mortgage co / banks) while limiting what they can charge for their product regardless of the cost of doing business. That’s NOT AMERICA.

All for a public option that WILL GO BROKE just like Medicare.

Now that we know (according to several pollsters) that teabaggers are identifying themselves as independents to pollsters, the numbers for independents are being skewed inaccurately towards the right. Not sure if htis poll was weighted... would like to see unweighted results...

What a dumb poll with silly results. As Americans we all know how fickle the country is, not to mention very short memories. These results could be totally different three months from now.

we're baaaackkkkkk..., thanks Obama!

If things keep going the way they are, Republicans will win by a landslide!! Take heed, all you know it all Democrats, listen to the voters.

Hope you enjoyed your 2 years in power, democrats.

Time to pass some health care legislation!

What else would you expect . . . most of the public is intelligent enough to realize the demos are taking us into bankrupcy

It is completely stomach-churning and disgusting to see this American-hating worm at the Fort Hood ceremony. Please do America a favor. RESIGN!!!!

Since the tea-baggers,birthers, death squad "conservatives" are purging the GOP of anyone who doesn't goose step to Fat boy, et al, the dynamics of this poll will change. Even some Republicans are finally standing up and saying enough to the Taliban that has infested their group

Had Obama and the congressional leaders of the democratic party not overreached they would still be leading in the polls. Stupid is as stupid does and stupid people never learn from history. The republicans did the same thing when they won the majority in 1994 and it cost them in 2006. However I don't think anybody expected the dems to crash and burn in such a short amount of time.

No one really cares who is running. Both parties are equally inept.

I've voted (D) all my life and I like Obama. But I crunched the numbers and this healthcare plan is going to triple my yearly tab for health insurance. That was taking the most optimistic scenario I could come up with. Right now I have a high deductible plan that I bought that costs me around $100 a month. It's nothing special but I like it. The best case scenario as it stands under the plan I have seen in Congress is that my bill will go to $284 per month. A more realistic scenario would be to double that figure once again.

Bottom line: I don't like it. I don't like being lied to and beat over the head with it. Something has to change.

The problem is too many people do not have the intelligence or the determination to sort out all the lies, distortions etc from the party of NOthing.
How any intelligent voter can support this party that is out to destroy our president and any benefit to us is taxing to the mind.
The Democrats need to speak out loud and clear and call out these hypocritcal, irresponsible politicians. We must not let a party who choses big business, personal gains over us remain in existance.
They are well on their way to becoming our countries most dangerous domestic terrorists.

Heaven help us if the republicans get more seats. Then it'll be back to every solution being tax cuts for the wealthy, deregulation of big business, more jobs offshore, erosion of America's global standing in all leadership issues other than making war, spiraling health care costs, more decline of main street, more discrimination, racism, and invasions of the publics basic rights. Just like under Bush and the neocons.

I don't care if they are Republican or Democrat. I don't care what color they are as long as they are American. I only care that they abide by the oath they take and they make Americans the priority. Too much is put on the ideas that one thing is fair and another isn't. This guy did this and that guy did that. All I can say is Welcome to LIFE!!

With the behavior of the GOP especially in the last year (never mind the awful Bush years), I will likely NEVER vote for a GOP candidate from dogcatcher to President again. They would have to change their tune, and become a party of the majority of Americans again before I might vote their way, or consider re-joining their ranks.

What gains? Gains in the normal variation of sampling different populations? This report says nothing.

The first poll said 44% would vote for the Republican with a sampling error of +- 4%. Now 48% said they'd vote Republican with a sampling error of at least +- 4% (they don't explicitly say it). Congratulations, you've sampled a different group of people and come up with a different percent that is still within the sampling error of the first. Thus it is not a statistically significant change.

All this article shows is that 48 is bigger than 44.

Thats because the people put the Democrats in for their agendas and what are they doing CATERING TO THE REPUBLICANS Grow a spine democrats or you will be gone!

Yeah, Go Right Ahead – Put the CROOKED, DIRTY & DECEPTIVE GOP Republicans back in Charge of the House and Senate and Let's See Where They Take this Country... If you think George W. Bush / Dick Cheney were they dynamic duo that almost led this great nation of ours into Great Depression II, just you wait and see what the next GOP run House & Senate is going to do...They're going to turn the U.S.A. into a third-world impoverished nation...

We can't expect different when we vote for more of the same. Regardless of party label I want representatives who remember they work for me and the constituents of their state. Far too often these representatives talk a good game, get to Congress and answer to the party bosses, Boehner, Cantor, Pelosi, whatever talking head has the loudest mega phone, or the lobbyist offering the biggest check. There are other parties out there, they may not have 100 mil to throw at an electionsbut there are good ideas out there. Turn off the tv and inform yourself. None of these big money C Street politicians will have to go to a food pantry when they're jobless next year their friends in big businees will provide . Can you say the same?

It's amazing to me how quickly the country forgets.

The republicans ran congress since Clinton was president.

The republicans controlled the executive branch and down for the last 8 years.

I think most republicans are really people with low IQ that can't think for themselves. At least that is the impression so far.

Yes lets all go back to how things were run, because that worked soo well for the country.

I hope that this is a wake up for the Democrats to start governing. It does not appear so much to be their agenda as it is the total lack of working together. If they want to avoid a melt down like they experienced in 1994 when the Republicans took over, they better get off the pot.
We really don't care about the petty issues of the Democratic senators. They better learn from the Republicans about party unity.
Trust me when I say that we do not want the Republicans back in power now. But we cannot afford these wishy washy Dems.

This really is a rallying cry against the incumbent. Example, in NJ's gubernatroial race, whoever was in office was getting voted out. The media keeps trying to make this something it isn't. The people are really feed up with the incumbents, regardless of their political afflil. If things aren't getting better, give the other person a try.

How anyone could vote Dem when they are trying to destroy our country and lessen our quality of life is beyond me.

The assault on our wallets continues as they try to implement their health care and cap an trade bills.

Unfortunately, in the vast majority of cases, when a voter selects a Republican over a Democrat, they are merely choosing to replace one brand of statist with another.

The dems are all about government control - screw American freedoms. The reps are all about American freedoms - screw the government controls. Figure it out, people. Are you zombies who want the government to think/act for you, or are you of American descent who wants to be free to chose your own paths?

if the health care reform fails, democrats can kiss their seats goodbye

Grab your raincoats Democrats because the storm clouds are forming. Your vote for Pelosicare has shortened your career. The Senate will not pass it. They will not jeopordize their career's for Obama's whim's.

Everyone knows that any bill they pass regardless of form will be permanently altered when the bill goes to conference with the House. They can't allow that to happen because they will lose their seats when the details emerge.

the dems have always be a bunch of sissys, can you imagine having a dictatorship and losing it to a bunch of ner'do well wing nuts... they just do not have that killer instinct that the repubs have... and deserve to lose their place in history and remain sissy, frightened people......

If people are stupid enough to go back to what we had for 8 years because President Obama hasn't been able to fix everything in 10 months, Americans are dumber than I thought. We are an instant gratification society, we want it now. Give this President a chance to fix things for pete's sake. I swear the dumbing down of America is very apparent.

if people think that republicans are out to save you just listen to the senator from south dakota that wants to put back the unused stimulus money I guess thats a good answer to help people who lost there
jobs and south dakota unemployment is one of the lowest in the country
lets see what happens to the taxes and employment new jersey and virginia they talk a good talk now lets see if they will walk

No one is going to vote for a democrat in the next election. The independents hold the key and the dems have done nothing but destroy the economy and raised unemployment to 10.2% since 2006. This is just the way it is. America has had enough of dems and their destruction. Americans want their Nation back and their freedoms back. You have to have serious issues if you can vote for a dem.

The Senate needs to keep this in mind when considering the health care idiocy–and the House should have.

Similar polls, by the way, show that while most people want "health care reform," only a minority, 42%, favour the bit of tyranny the House wants to cram down America's throat. Wanting "reform" isn't the same as wanting an insanely expensive new entitlement program for the welfare bums.

This is what happens when Dem's get control and go crazy spending our tax dollars. Everyone wakes up and says "WHAT WAS I THINKING", you were not thinking when you voted these idiots into office, you wanted change, well now your getting it and will get better change in 2010/2012

What matters is who votes, not what a poll says. A year is such a long time in politics... why even bother having a poll now?

If the Dems. don't stop spending money we do not have and if they don't figure out how too get people back to work , they will lose big time in 2010 and Obama will be the One term President that never completed anything in his term and in his whole stinking life. Good

What is amazing is how fast Republican fortunes have climbed from just a year ago. I guess the incompetence of Obama and the Democratic Congress is becoming apparent. Good news indeed for the future of our country.

I don’t think that 22 point spread for independents is accurate. Due to the current representation of the GOP more republicans are calling themselves independents. At this moment in time I think they still have the advantage with independents, just not a 22 point advantage.

this is just a scare tactics from the Gop so the Dems.may have problems getting enough votes for HR

If I am to believe this poll, the dark ages will return sooner rather than later.

The handwriting is on the wall....in a very short time, the democrats have managed to create a huge mess out of what was a problem that could have been solved with practical, coherent, fiscally responsible solutions. But no, the democrats believe in complete government takeover and control, and spend, spend, spend while taxing the evil capitalists. The tide is turning..... Thank God.

As long as health care is passed, i dont care if there are more repukes in congress. The President will be there for another 4 years after this term. We KNOW that people will vote for him. Do you people on the right REALLY think your extreme views are widley held in this country? Huckabee, palin, romney? All extremist! NEVER GONNA HAPPEN!

Look out RINOs and Libs....your time has come.

The reason is that the Dems haven"t shown they can get anything done in Congress. Dems, wake up...you got as close to a mandate to govern as any party is ever going to get. Wake up and get something done.

I do not rely on polls taken this early......The republicans continue with negative media coverage, particularly against President Obama. George Bush was given 8 years to take this country down the wrong path leaving much work to rebuild this country's image around the world. Give this administration some time to at least get the trash cleaned up so they can then begin to rebuild. I will always believe that when one is only negative and says NO to everything, this will change and with the population of voters now becoming more educated, especially with the youth vote, Democrats can continue to do the right thing.

Who would vote for a Republican, they only care about lining their own pockets.

Which republican party are we talking about? Birthers, death panel folks, tea baggers? It seems like there are 3 or 4 parties within the
party. The silent majority may replace any candidate from the 3 that I mentioned. There are normal republicans out there.

These polls mean nothing for either side. Its the media trying hard to stay relevant.

We all know what will decide the elections is the sentiment at the time of the elections not daily polls a year out...CNN how about you stop with the polls and report real news!

Americans feel like they have been taken to the cleaners and oh what a backlash this will be against the Democrats who have taken full advantage of the trust placed in them last year. Unemployment now over 10% and headed higher and Washington spending totally unrestrained but showing no results; this is a dismal record for the administration and congress. To top that off, this whole health care debacle is an embarrassment for the wheeling and dealing that is taking place just to squeeze out a lousy bill that puts middle class Americans at the end of the line.

Obama lied on lobbyist, being a moderate, big gov't, and more open politics. He needs to go in 2010!

What really hurts the Dems is that they apparently will not benefit much from straight-ticket voting as they did during the 2008 election cycle. That plus lower turnout, plus voter unrest, plus unpopular policies builds 2010 up to possibly be a watershed year for the House at least.

I for one am tired of the electoral flip-flopping we do in this country which gets us collectively NOWHERE anymore. We the people do badly with either Democrats or Republicans, which parties apparently feel they are beholden to no one but their corporate sponsors. Periodically there is grumbling from some quarters that we need a third party. We need more than a third party – we need a parliamentary system with representation by as many parties as possible.

Well, I guess America is waking up. The democrats have done nothing for America. Their anti-American policies and views are becoming more apparent each day. I know so many people Democrat, Republican and Independent that cannot wait until next year so they can vote in more Republicans. It is my view and theirs, that the GOP is the party of the people. The party that wants to do right by Americans and not by themselves. Go GOP 2010!

Is this any wonder? The administration and the house and senate led by Pelosi and Reid have perpetrated a fiscal nightmare upon us far worse than any other administration could conjur.

Many of us have been saying how bad the Democrats are going to get beat in 2010 and 2012.

The majority of Independents-no longer trust/support/approve of Obama and the Democrats-–and they will be voting with the Republicans AGAINST Democrats in 2010 and 2012. Also, there are now many moderate Dems not happy with Obama and the Democrats-they will be staying home in 2010.

The number of those saying that they will be voting Republican in 2010-is only going to keep going higher-–as based on all experts-the unemployment rate will not be much better by Nov 2010.

Eyes are opening, the hang over has hit. Buh bye democrats.

Meanwhile in the real world of actual legislatures, last week Democrats made a gain of one seat in actual elections...

Anyone who would vote for a republican after what they did to this country for 8 years have got to be out of their ever loving mind.

I pray the American people are smart enough to realize you can't clean up a mess 8 years in the making in a few months, especially when you have the people who made the mess fighting to stop you. The solution is not more republicants in congress, it's far fewer! You can't elect people who hate government and expect them to be any good at governing. Give Obama a chance and don't tie his hands any further by giving him more republicants to deal with.

I give up on America. I've got money for myself and family, screw the rest of you. You want to live in China, vote republican.

It's down right funny that you take these poles , because I for one ask people the same question , and not one said they would vote for a republican ,so who are you taking these poles from , only white people in the mid west or south , becasue I don't know of anyone who's been ask by CNN to take this poles , so your pole is BS , CNN.

As if polls taken now about anything a year away mean anything...this tells me that the people called are FoxNoise devotees who are sure the world as we know it will end unless they eliminate Obama.

Sad, isn't it, that it's an "either / or" decision? That there's no viable 3rd or 4th party to encourage productive political discourse in this country? Face it, most of the political discussion we hear these days is not constructive or visionary – it's "vote for me becuase I'm " or "vote for me because I'm not that other party."

The GOP will be abolished from the H.O.R. in 2010.

It is time we tell our politicians we must have term limits. It doesn't matter what party they all become too corrupt when they make a career out of politics. These positiions were not meant to be a career but a service to your country. DEMAND TERM LIMITS FOR ALL.

It appears that the lies from the GOP, Fox, Beck and Hannity are finally paying off for them. People will believe anything if it is repeated enough. That explains the moron from Texas getting elected twice.

It's not that I think Republicans are perfect, but the Democrats are spending too much money and already raising taxes 3 ways (house healthcare reform bill raises taxes, cap-n-trade bill raises taxes and allowing the expiration of the Bush tax cuts raises taxes). At some point we have to say no more taxes, no new spending. At some point we have to stop promising "free stuff" (housing, food, healthcare) to lazy people who haven't worked at any time in the last 10 years!

That's because people are tired of seeing the party that always sympathizes with the enemy, runs on racists platforms, outs gays and attempt at every turn to gut the Constitution.

Behavior of this Democratic Congress borders on criminal. (Well, actually some of it actually is criminal.) But, the Republican Congress wasn't any better.

My Congresscreature is a Republican who is also a member of the House Appropriations Committee. That inherently makes him one of the bad guys. However, his opponent the last two elections was an avowed Socialist college professor. This is a no-win situation. I wish we could make the whole institution disappear. It is intellectually, morally, and politically corrupt.

We need to force on them what most state legislatures have - a balanced budget requirement and perhaps even term limits.

only a total moron or right-winger nutcase would vote for a republican for Congress.

We don't like either Democrats or Republicans, but the Republicans are the lesser of 2 evils............as the Democrats have proven. This country is ready for a viable third party so we can vote out ALL Democrats and Republicans. Hard to understand why anyone with a job would be a Democrat. Easy to understand why those who want handouts are.