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April 19, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 36%

Republican candidates now hold a 10-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot, tying the GOP's high for the year recorded the second week in March and their biggest lead in nearly three years of weekly tracking.

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April 13, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 36%

For the second straight week, Republican candidates hold a nine-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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April 6, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 47%, Democrats 38%

Republican candidates now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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March 30, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 39%

Republican candidates now hold an eight-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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March 23, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 35%

Republican candidates now hold an eight-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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March 16, 2010

Republicans Lead Democrats by 10 in Generic Ballot, Highest Lead Yet

Republican candidates have now stretched their lead over Democrats to 10 points in the Generic Congressional Ballot, their biggest lead ever in nearly three years of weekly tracking. The GOP has been leading on the ballot for months.

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March 9, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%

Republican candidates lead Democrats by seven points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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March 2, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 36%

Republican candidates lead Democrats by eight points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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February 16, 2010

Republicans Lead Democrats by Nine in Generic Ballot

Republican candidates lead Democrats by nine points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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February 9, 2010

Generic Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 36%

Republican candidates lead Democrats by eight points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot, marking little change since the first of the year.

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February 2, 2010

Republicans Lead By Seven on Generic Ballot

Republican candidates lead Democrats by seven points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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January 26, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 37%

Republican candidates again hold a nine-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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January 19, 2010

Republicans Post Eight-Point Lead in Generic Ballot

Republican candidates still hold an eight-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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January 12, 2010

Republicans Ahead Again By Nine On Generic Ballot

Republican candidates have now posted a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the first two weeks of 2010.

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January 5, 2010

Generic Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 35%

Republican candidates start the year by opening a nine-point lead over Democrats, the GOP's biggest in several years, in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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December 29, 2009

GOP Lead Slips to Five on Generic Ballot

Republican candidates now lead Democrats by five points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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December 22, 2009

Republicans Post Eight-Point Lead On Generic Ballot

Republican candidates have bounced back to a seven-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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December 15, 2009

Generic Ballot: Republicans 44% Democrats 37%

Republican candidates have bounced back to a seven-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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December 8, 2009

GOP's Lead in Generic Ballot Down to Four Points This Week

Republican candidates have a seven-point lead over Democrats for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.