Voter ire may tip scale in House

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As Democratic House candidate John Cranley works the bingo halls and street festivals of Cincinnati, he hands out blue plastic cups that he hopes will help knock Representative Steve Chabot out of office -- and House Republicans out of the majority.

"Had enough?" the cups said.

To the distress of a Republican Party that has held control of the House for the past dozen years, many voters across the country seem to be nodding in angry agreement with Cranley's assertion, according to interviews with voters in four states and new polls showing a double-digit preference for Democratic control of the House.

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An unusual bipartisan poll released last week showed that 51 percent of voters in 50 of the most competitive districts want the Democrats running the House, compared with 40 percent who want Republicans in charge. When voters were asked about their own districts, Democrats were favored 50 percent to 43 percent, according to the poll conducted by Democrat Stan Greenberg and Republican Glen Bolger .


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