Here, Michael Barone analyzes the meaning of the present numbers on what is known as the "generic ballot" poll question: if the election for Congress were held today would you vote for the Democrat or the Republican?
Any more-than-casual observer of things political knows that in elections when the Republicans were even close on the generic ballot question, Democrats have done very poorly. My recollection is that it was close to even in 1994 though Republicans still trailed when they took 40 seats and the House of Representatives from the Democrats.
The RealClearPolitics average on this question is presently* Republican by 3.2%! That average is essentially a super-poll of more than 7000 voters, and as such has a margin of error of about 1%.
One is tempted to exclaim "Hallelujah!" However, except for the occasional special election -- Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts (Hallelujah!) -- it is early to be counting the votes. To temper your enthusiasm, I encourage you to scroll down the RealClearPolitics page and see that it wasn't long ago that the Dems had a solid advantage.
Nevertheless, I have hope that the center-right body politic of the United States is well roused against the leftist/progressive/socialist Democrats' " Boloshevik Plot," and that it will remain so through November.
And in the same entirely-too-much-fun vein, Nick Gillespie of Reason magazine says, " Obama Decries Divisive Rhetoric, Says Healing Can Happen if Opponents Stop Being Such Effing D-bags."
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*...or at least it was on the date of this post. You can scroll down and drag you cursor over the plot of the margin to find the date and confirm the number if you want.
