Bush up, Dems still favored in November: Reuters poll

[MaineDem]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush enjoyed a modest rise in public approval after his recent political offensive on Iraq and security, but voters still favor Democrats in the November 7 congressional election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.

Six weeks before voters decide which party controls the U.S. Congress, a majority thinks the country is on the wrong track and nearly three-quarters give the Republican-led Congress negative marks for its job performance.

Democrats have an edge of 9 percentage points, 42 percent to 33 percent, over Republicans when voters were asked which party's candidate they will support in November, the poll found. But voters were evenly split when asked which party they preferred to lead Congress.

The national poll, taken Friday through Monday, found 20 percent of voters still undecided about their congressional vote, leaving room for a momentum shift in the next six weeks. Democrats must pick up 15 House of Representatives seats and six Senate seats in November to reclaim majorities in each chamber.

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[Sherman A1]

1. The only poll that counts is held on November 7

The generic Dem or overall Dem lead I believe to be without meaning. This is a case of a bunch of local and regional races, soon to be combined with election fraud and outright theft. I don't see a Dem victory in November.

[marmar]

2. I try not to read too much into polls...

But 42% good or excellent? Some people will believe any bullshit they hear. I'd like to see polls, post-the release of this national intelligence estimate.

[wisteria]

3. They promoted Bush at 44% last week per a Gallop poll. How is this better?

He was just good before, now he is excellent. Not that it matters. Bush is on his way out. It can't happen soon enough for me.We need to stop caring so much about Bush personally and focus on other matters.