Vote for Congress: Democrats 44% Republicans 37%

[RoyGBiv]

While we're all wrangling over the big show, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at a trend indicated by this tracking poll. While the results probably will mean nothing in terms of the attempt to take back Congress, Congressional voting trends tend to provide a better picture of the direction the country is leaning.

Wednesday April 21, 2004--If the Congressional elections were held today, forty-four percent (44%) of Likely Voters say they would vote for a Democrat while 37% say they would vote for a Republican.

Today's numbers matched the biggest lead that the Democrats have held on the generic Congressional Ballot over the past two weeks. The Democratic lead has ranged from 4 to 7 points.


http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Congressional_Ballot%20Survey.htm

[ButterflyBlood]

1. Sadly these polls are meaningless

due to gerrymandering only the votes in about 30 districts matter.

[RoyGBiv]

2. I know

As I said up front, I know it does mean anything in terms of taking back Congress. Polls of this variety do, however, give some insight into the leanings of the country.

[OneBlueSky]

3. why it's so hard to change the Congress . . .

people rant and rave about how bad Congress is, but they almost invariably like THEIR congresscritter and keep reelecting him or her . . . it's everyone else's that they want to change, but it just don't work that way . . . . . .

[Larkspur]

4. Saw these same kinds of numbers before the 2002 election and

Dems ended up losing the Senate.

So I wouldn't trust these polls.