http://Washington (CNN) -- Five weeks before the November midterm elections, voters give Democrats an edge over Republicans, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday.
But the poll also indicates most of Democrats' gains are coming from the Northeast and not from the parts of the country where they're locked in tight contests that could give Republicans control of the Senate.
In a generic ballot among likely voters, Democrats edged out Republicans 47-45%, a 6-point swing from a CNN poll three weeks ago when likely voters favored the Republicans by a 4-point margin. The Democrats' advantage is within the poll's 3.5% margin of error.
The "generic ballot" question which asks Americans to choose between an unnamed Democrat and an unnamed Republican in their vote for U.S. House, suggests a shift toward the Democrats nationally, if not in key races in key states
www.cnn.com/2014/09/30/politics/congress-isis-poll-9-30/index.html?hpt=po_c1
Is this reflective of a National Trend?
While the Presidents' poll numbers are not good, President is 2-3X more popular than the Republicans in Congress
Here is an interesting piece
Democrats gained the most ground among men and independent voters, two key groups that could help Democrats in competitive races this November. Men took a 7-point swing toward Democrats from the previous poll, bringing the party within 6 points of Republicans' 49% support.
Americans remain unsatisfied with Congress's handling of the situation with ISIS: 60% of Americans said they disapprove, just weeks after members of Congress absconded from Capitol Hill without a vote on military action against ISIS to campaign for reelection in their districts
Oh, I guess that "cut and run strategy didn't go over well
Now,is this the beginning of a trand? Will a national increase translate into a net positive in some of the key Senate Races: Can this help Pryor, Landrieu, Grimes et al. ? I suppose it can't hurt To be several points ahead is better than being several points behind ?