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Polling Data

PollDateSampleRepublicans (R)Democrats (D)Spread
RCP Average10/8 - 10/27--45.943.1Republicans +2.8
CBS News10/23 - 10/27624 LV5042Republicans +8
FOX News10/25 - 10/27734 LV4445Democrats +1
ABC News/Wash Post10/23 - 10/26758 LV5044Republicans +6
CNN/Opinion Research10/24 - 10/26540 LV4647Democrats +1
Rasmussen Reports10/20 - 10/263500 LV4341Republicans +2
Associated Press/GfK10/16 - 10/20968 LV4032Republicans +8
Pew Research10/15 - 10/201126 LV4647Democrats +1
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl10/8 - 10/12666 LV4847Republicans +1

All 2014 Generic Congressional Vote Polling Data

RCP Poll Average
2014 Generic Congressional Vote
45.9Republicans (R)+2.8
43.1Democrats (D)

Polling Data

PollDateSampleRepublicans (R)Democrats (D)Spread
RCP Average10/8 - 10/27--45.943.1Republicans +2.8
CBS News10/23 - 10/27624 LV5042Republicans +8
FOX News10/25 - 10/27734 LV4445Democrats +1
ABC News/Wash Post10/23 - 10/26758 LV5044Republicans +6
CNN/Opinion Research10/24 - 10/26540 LV4647Democrats +1
Rasmussen Reports10/20 - 10/263500 LV4341Republicans +2
Associated Press/GfK10/16 - 10/20968 LV4032Republicans +8
Pew Research10/15 - 10/201126 LV4647Democrats +1
Rasmussen Reports10/13 - 10/193500 LV4141Tie
FOX News10/12 - 10/14831 LV4542Republicans +3
ABC News/Wash Post10/9 - 10/12629 LV5043Republicans +7
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl10/8 - 10/12666 LV4847Republicans +1
Rasmussen Reports10/6 - 10/123500 LV4040Tie
CBS News10/3 - 10/6575 LV4943Republicans +6
Rasmussen Reports9/29 - 10/53500 LV3941Democrats +2
FOX News9/28 - 9/30845 LV4740Republicans +7
Gallup9/25 - 9/301095 RV4746Republicans +1
McClatchy/Marist9/24 - 9/29884 RV4445Democrats +1
CNN/Opinion Research9/25 - 9/28701 LV4547Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports9/22 - 9/283500 LV3940Democrats +1
Rasmussen Reports9/15 - 9/213500 LV4040Tie
CBS News/NY Times9/12 - 9/15470 LV4942Republicans +7
Rasmussen Reports9/8 - 9/143500 LV3841Democrats +3
FOX News9/7 - 9/9833 LV4740Republicans +7
CNN/Opinion Research9/5 - 9/7LV4945Republicans +4
ABC News/Wash Post9/4 - 9/7LV4744Republicans +3
Pew Research9/2 - 9/91150 LV4744Republicans +3
Rasmussen Reports9/1 - 9/73500 LV4139Republicans +2
GWU/Battleground8/23 - 8/281000 LV4642Republicans +4
Rasmussen Reports8/25 - 8/313500 LV4140Republicans +1
USA Today/Pew Research8/20 - 8/241171 RV4247Democrats +5
Rasmussen Reports8/18 - 8/243500 LV4039Republicans +1
Rasmussen Reports8/11 - 8/173500 LV3939Tie
FOX News8/10 - 8/121001 RV3946Democrats +7
Gallup8/7 - 8/10RV4547Democrats +2
Reason-Rupe/PSRAI8/6 - 8/10LV4142Democrats +1
McClatchy/Marist8/4 - 8/7806 RV4338Republicans +5
Rasmussen Reports8/4 - 8/103500 LV4039Republicans +1
CBS News7/29 - 8/4RV3741Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports7/28 - 8/33500 LV4238Republicans +4
FOX News7/20 - 7/221057 RV4143Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports7/21 - 7/273500 LV3941Democrats +2
CNN/Opinion Research7/18 - 7/20899 RV4448Democrats +4
Pew Research7/8 - 7/141420 RV4547Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports7/14 - 7/203500 LV3939Tie
Rasmussen Reports7/7 - 7/133500 LV3839Democrats +1
Quinnipiac6/24 - 6/301446 RV3941Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports6/30 - 7/63500 LV3841Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports6/23 - 6/293500 LV3840Democrats +2
FOX News6/21 - 6/231018 RV4242Tie
CBS News/NY Times6/20 - 6/22RV3942Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports6/16 - 6/223500 LV3840Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports6/9 - 6/153500 LV3739Democrats +2
Bloomberg6/6 - 6/9763 LV4343Tie
Rasmussen Reports6/2 - 6/83500 LV3741Democrats +4
FOX News6/1 - 6/31006 RV4339Republicans +4
ABC News/Wash Post5/29 - 6/1RV4547Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports5/26 - 6/13500 LV3841Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports5/19 - 5/253500 LV3842Democrats +4
CBS News5/16 - 5/19RV3940Democrats +1
Rasmussen Reports5/12 - 5/183500 LV3741Democrats +4
FOX News5/10 - 5/131025 RV4043Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports5/5 - 5/113500 LV3840Democrats +2
CNN/Opinion Research5/2 - 5/4911 RV4645Republicans +1
Rasmussen Reports4/28 - 5/43500 LV3741Democrats +4
Gallup4/24 - 4/30RV4449Democrats +5
ABC News/Wash Post4/24 - 4/27855 RV4445Democrats +1
USA Today/Pew Research4/23 - 4/271162 RV4743Republicans +4
Rasmussen Reports4/21 - 4/273500 LV4038Republicans +2
Rasmussen Reports4/14 - 4/203500 LV4140Republicans +1
FOX News4/13 - 4/151012 RV4441Republicans +3
Rasmussen Reports4/7 - 4/133500 LV3840Democrats +2
McClatchy/Marist4/7 - 4/101036 RV4248Democrats +6
Rasmussen Reports3/31 - 4/63500 LV3940Democrats +1
Quinnipiac3/26 - 3/311578 RV3840Democrats +2
Reason-Rupe/PSRAI3/26 - 3/301003 A3640Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports3/24 - 3/303500 LV3839Democrats +1
CBS News3/20 - 3/23RV3939Tie
NPR/GQR/Resurgent3/19 - 3/23840 LV4344Democrats +1
GWU/Battleground3/16 - 3/201000 LV4343Tie
Rasmussen Reports3/17 - 3/233500 LV3741Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports3/10 - 3/163500 LV3938Republicans +1
PPP (D)3/6 - 3/91152 RV4043Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports3/3 - 3/93500 LV3939Tie
FOX News3/2 - 3/41002 RV3840Democrats +2
ABC News/Wash Post2/27 - 3/2RV4546Democrats +1
Rasmussen Reports2/24 - 3/23500 LV3639Democrats +3
CBS News/NY Times2/19 - 2/23RV4239Republicans +3
Rasmussen Reports2/17 - 2/233500 LV3741Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports2/10 - 2/163500 LV3741Democrats +4
McClatchy/Marist2/4 - 2/9970 RV4446Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports2/3 - 2/93500 LV3840Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports1/27 - 2/23500 LV4039Republicans +1
PPP (D)1/23 - 1/26845 RV4240Republicans +2
Rasmussen Reports1/20 - 1/263500 LV3742Democrats +5
ABC News/Wash Post1/20 - 1/23RV4645Republicans +1
FOX News1/19 - 1/211010 RV4341Republicans +2
Quinnipiac1/15 - 1/191933 RV3837Republicans +1
GWU/Battleground1/12 - 1/161000 LV4341Republicans +2
Rasmussen Reports1/13 - 1/193500 LV3541Democrats +6
Rasmussen Reports1/6 - 1/123500 LV3741Democrats +4
Quinnipiac1/4 - 1/71487 RV3837Republicans +1
Rasmussen Reports12/30 - 1/53500 LV3840Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports12/23 - 12/293500 LV4040Tie
Rasmussen Reports12/16 - 12/223500 LV4239Republicans +3
CNN/Opinion Research12/16 - 12/19950 RV4944Republicans +5
FOX News12/14 - 12/161027 RV4343Tie
ABC News/Wash Post12/12 - 12/15RV4547Democrats +2
PPP (D)12/12 - 12/151316 RV4043Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports12/9 - 12/153500 LV4040Tie
Quinnipiac12/3 - 12/92692 RV4138Republicans +3
USA Today/Pew Research12/3 - 12/81579 RV4448Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports12/2 - 12/83500 LV4338Republicans +5
McClatchy/Marist12/3 - 12/5988 RV4343Tie
Rasmussen Reports11/25 - 12/13500 LV4338Republicans +5
CNN/Opinion Research11/18 - 11/20749 RV4947Republicans +2
Rasmussen Reports11/18 - 11/243500 LV4041Democrats +1
Rasmussen Reports11/11 - 11/173500 LV4039Republicans +1
FOX News11/10 - 11/121006 RV4340Republicans +3
Quinnipiac11/6 - 11/112545 RV3939Tie
Rasmussen Reports11/4 - 11/103500 LV3941Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports10/28 - 11/33500 LV3743Democrats +6
PPP (D)10/29 - 10/31649 RV3844Democrats +6
GWU/Battleground10/27 - 10/311000 LV4144Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports10/21 - 10/273500 LV3743Democrats +6
FOX News10/20 - 10/221020 RV3745Democrats +8
CNN/Opinion Research10/18 - 10/20RV4250Democrats +8
ABC News/Wash Post10/17 - 10/20RV4048Democrats +8
Rasmussen Reports10/14 - 10/203500 LV3643Democrats +7
Pew Research10/9 - 10/131259 RV4349Democrats +6
Rasmussen Reports10/7 - 10/133500 LV3845Democrats +7
Democracy Corps (D)10/6 - 10/8860 LV4347Democrats +4
PPP (D)10/4 - 10/61000 RV4146Democrats +5
Rasmussen Reports9/30 - 10/63500 LV4040Tie
Rasmussen Reports9/23 - 9/293500 LV3842Democrats +4
Quinnipiac9/23 - 9/291497 RV3443Democrats +9
PPP (D)9/25 - 9/26790 RV4045Democrats +5
Rasmussen Reports9/16 - 9/223500 LV3740Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports9/9 - 9/153500 LV3838Tie
Rasmussen Reports9/2 - 9/83500 LV3939Tie
Rasmussen Reports8/26 - 9/13500 LV3739Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports8/19 - 8/253500 LV3938Republicans +1
Rasmussen Reports8/12 - 8/183500 LV3838Tie
Rasmussen Reports8/5 - 8/113500 LV3939Tie
Rasmussen Reports7/29 - 8/43500 LV4138Republicans +3
Quinnipiac7/28 - 7/311468 RV3640Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports7/22 - 7/283500 LV3839Democrats +1
Rasmussen Reports7/15 - 7/213500 LV3840Democrats +2
Democracy Corps (D)7/10 - 7/15841 LV4443Republicans +1
Rasmussen Reports7/8 - 7/143500 LV3938Republicans +1
Quinnipiac6/28 - 7/82014 RV3439Democrats +5
Rasmussen Reports7/1 - 7/73500 LV4039Republicans +1
Rasmussen Reports6/24 - 6/303500 LV3938Republicans +1
Rasmussen Reports6/17 - 6/233500 LV3940Democrats +1
Rasmussen Reports6/10 - 6/163500 LV3939Tie
PPP (D)6/11 - 6/13603 RV4047Democrats +7
Rasmussen Reports6/3 - 6/93500 LV3840Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports5/27 - 6/23500 LV4040Tie
Quinnipiac5/22 - 5/281419 RV3838Tie
Rasmussen Reports5/20 - 5/263500 LV3941Democrats +2
ABC News/Wash Post5/16 - 5/19RV4048Democrats +8
Rasmussen Reports5/13 - 5/193500 LV4039Republicans +1
Rasmussen Reports5/6 - 5/113500 LV3840Democrats +2
PPP (D)5/6 - 5/91099 RV4345Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports4/29 - 5/53500 LV3840Democrats +2
Quinnipiac4/25 - 4/291471 RV3741Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports4/22 - 4/283500 LV4039Republicans +1
Rasmussen Reports4/15 - 4/213500 LV3941Democrats +2
Rasmussen Reports4/8 - 4/143500 LV3842Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports4/1 - 4/73500 LV3841Democrats +3
Quinnipiac3/26 - 4/11711 RV3543Democrats +8
PPP (D)3/27 - 3/301247 RV4246Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports3/25 - 3/313500 LV3744Democrats +7
Rasmussen Reports3/18 - 3/243500 LV3843Democrats +5
Rasmussen Reports3/11 - 3/173500 LV3843Democrats +5
Democracy Corps (D)3/9 - 3/12840 LV4246Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports3/4 - 3/103500 LV4043Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports2/25 - 3/33500 LV4043Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports2/18 - 2/243500 LV3843Democrats +5
Rasmussen Reports2/11 - 2/173500 LV3743Democrats +6
Rasmussen Reports2/4 - 2/103500 LV3942Democrats +3
PPP (D)1/31 - 2/3800 RV4545Tie
Rasmussen Reports1/28 - 2/33000 LV3844Democrats +6
Rasmussen Reports1/21 - 1/273000 LV3745Democrats +8
Rasmussen Reports1/14 - 1/203000 LV3944Democrats +5
Democracy Corps (D)1/10 - 1/14852 LV4246Democrats +4
Rasmussen Reports1/7 - 1/133000 LV3743Democrats +6
PPP (D)1/3 - 1/61100 RV4147Democrats +6
Rasmussen Reports1/2 - 1/63000 LV3844Democrats +6
Rasmussen Reports12/26 - 12/303000 LV3546Democrats +11
Rasmussen Reports12/17 - 12/223500 LV3844Democrats +6
Rasmussen Reports12/10 - 12/163500 LV3846Democrats +8
Rasmussen Reports12/3 - 12/93500 LV3646Democrats +10
Politico/GWU/Battleground12/2 - 12/61000 LV4245Democrats +3
Rasmussen Reports11/26 - 12/23500 LV3647Democrats +11
Rasmussen Reports11/19 - 11/253500 LV4045Democrats +5
Rasmussen Reports11/12 - 11/183500 LV4045Democrats +5
Rasmussen Reports11/5 - 11/113500 LV4245Democrats +3

All Commentary & News Stories

- Mitt Romney in Denial After 2012 Defeat - Dan Balz, Changing Lanes

- N.C. Finds 35K Incidents of 'Double Voting' in 2012 - Andrew Johnson, NRO

- White House Delayed Policies Ahead of Election - Juliet Eilperin, Wash Post

- Double Down: The War of Umbrage - Michael Kinsley, New York Times

- How Much Does Voter Ignorance Mattter? - Sean Trende, Cato Unbound

- Romney Camp's Own Polls Showed It Would Lose - John Sides, Wash Post

- No Drama Obama's Dramatic 2012 Reelection - Richard Wolffe, Daily Beast

- Can Twitter Predict Elections? Not So Fast - Mark Blumenthal, Huff Post

- How Twitter Can Help Predict an Election - Fabio Rojas, Washington Post

- Yes, the Missing White Voters Matter - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics

- Case of the Missing White Voters, Revisited - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics

- Why Republicans Lost the Vote But Kept the House - Sean Trende, RCP

- Sweeping Conclusions From CPS Data Are a Mistake - Sean Trende, RCP

- Black Turnout, GOP Denial Both High - Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast

- Not Every GOP Approach Will Work Everywhere - Jim Geraghty, The Corner

- Did Dems Get Lucky in the Electoral College? - Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight

- Why Stuart Stevens is Right - Chris Cillizza, The Fix

- Better Technology Won't Save the GOP - Jamelle Bouie, TAPPED

- Republicans Shouldn't Be Too Reasonable - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary

- Why Black Voters Are Critical to the GOP - Jamelle Bouie, TAPPED

- The Republican Renewal - Yuval Levin, The Corner

- Long Voting Lines & Democratic Cities - Hans von Spakovsky, The Foundry

- A Lot of Cooks in the GOP Kitchen - Steve Benen, Maddow Blog

- Are Democratic Senators Frightnened? - Ed Kilgore, Political Animal

- Is a Franken-Bachmann Showdown on the Horizon? - Scott Conroy, RCP

- GOP Makeover is Purely Cosmetic - Greg Sargent, Plum Line

- The Establishment, the Tea Party and Blame - Jamelle Bouie, TAPPED

- Republicans Facing a Grim Reality - Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine

- The Great Gerrymander of 2012 - Sam Wang, New York Times

- GOP Doesn't Know It Has a Problem - Steve Benen, Maddow Blog

- New GOP Strategy: Run Subtle, Run Deep - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air

- GOP Could Be in the Wilderness For Awhile - Daniel Larison, TAC

- The Necessity of Second Inaugurals - Susan Milligan, TJS

- A President Who Has Learned Nothing - Jonathan Tobin, Contentions

- GOP Must Accept Reality of Single Moms - Lori Sanders, Ideas

- What Obama, Romney Spent Per Vote - David Boaz, @Liberty

- To Pick Cabinet, GOP Should Win More - Jamelle Bouie, Plum Line

- The Future of Conservative 'Populism' - Ed Kilgore, Political Animal

- Conservative Populism Worthy of the Name - Ross Douthat, Evaluations

- Obama's Vote Total Puts Him in a Small Club - Steve Benen, Maddow Blog

- Lessons for Both Parties From the 2012 Elections - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg

- In Montana, Dark Money Helped Keep Dem Seat - Kim Barker, ProPublica

- Why the Election Polls Missed the Mark - Steven Shepard, National Journal

- The GOP Really Hits Bottom - Jonathan Tobin, Contentions

- What 2012 Population Estimates Could Mean in 2020 - Sean Trende, RCP

- Pelosi Stalls on the Ethics Committee - Lachlan Markay, The Foundry

- The Real Presidential Election is Today - England & Ross, The Corner

- The Best and Worst of 2012, Part II - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call

- The Age of GOP Governors - Peter Wehner, Contentions

- Best and Worst of the 2012 Campaigns - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call

- Team Obama Tries to Reframe Brutish Win - Jason Zengerle, NY Magazine

- Big Money Played Destructive Role in 2012 - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg

- Ten Encouraging Signs for Republicans - Jennifer Rubin, Right Turn

- Were Super PACs a Giant Waste of Money? - Robert Schlesinger, TJS

- Republicans Get Religion on Campaign Tech - Tim Murphy, Mother Jones

- Whither the Tea Party? - Chris Cillizza, The Fix

- A Conservative Purge in the House? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air

- How Both Parties Borrow From Europe - Jamelle Bouie, TAPPED

- Swing Counties Tell Story of Romney's Defeat - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg

- The Science Behind Those Obama E-Mails - Joshua Green, Bloomberg BW

- Class Wars of 2012 - Paul Krugman, New York Times

- GOP Can't Afford to Ignore Health Care - Philip Klein, Beltway Confidential

- The Racializing of American Politics - Daniel Henninger, Wall St. Journal

- The Coming Liberal Wave - Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect

- How Can the GOP Win? Find a Good Candidate - Noemie Emery, Examiner

- The GOP's Senate Problem - Ramesh Ponnuru, The Corner

- Learning From the Election - Victor Davis Hanson, PJ Media

- Why Republicans Should Have Won the Election - Chris Cillizza, The Fix

- Why the Right's Reaction to Moore Matters - Steve Benen, Maddow Blog

- Republican Senate Hopes For 2014 Get a Boost - Paul Mirengoff, PowerLine

- The Norquist Rebellion Isn't News - David Dayen, Firedoglake

- What Do Republicans Want? - Paul Waldman, TAPPED

- States Choose Own Paths - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner

- Analyst on Young Voters in the 2012 Election - The NewsHour

- Republicans' Voter Suppression Strategy - Ari Berman, The Nation

- 2012: Arrival of Reconfigured America - Ron Brownstein, National Journal

- Shields and Brooks on the Week in Politics - The NewsHour

- A Return to Trench Warfare Politics - Michael Barone, DC Examiner

- Analysts on the Campaign Finance in 2012 - The NewsHour

- Challengers for Chambliss? - Michael Warren, The Blog

- The Next Conservatives? - Steven Hayward, PowerLine

- The Enduring Threat of GOP Challengers - Steve Benen, Maddow Blog

- Sources of Conservative Renewal - Rod Dreher, TAC

- Is the White House Ready to Go Over the Cliff? - Greg Sargent, Plum Line

- Polarization and Federalism - Ed Kilgore, Political Animal

- Remember the Provisional Ballot Problem? - Abby Rapoport, TAPPED

- How Charter Schools Fleece Taxpayers - Timothy Noah, The Plank

- Democrats' Electoral College Advantage - Jonathan Bernstein, PostPartisan

- Should Obama Call the GOP's Bluff? - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones

- The Fiscal Cliff and Downgrading U.S. Debt - Rebecca Thiess, EPI

- The Liberal Gloat - Ross Douthat, New York Times

- Our Suddenly Race-Obsessed Politics - Mark Steyn, National Review

- Jackson-Vanik Ends, But Legacy Continues - Seth Mandel, Contentions

- Feminists for the Win in 2012 - Jessica Valenti, The Nation

- The Political Landscape After 2012 - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics

- Social Issues: Should Republicans Re-Calibrate? - Paul Mirengoff, PowerLine

- The Coming Democratic Fights - Ed Kilgore, Political Animal

- What Romney Calls Gifts, Voters Call Solutions - Seth Mandel, Contentions

- More Painful, Tax Increases or Spending Cuts? - Veronique de Rugy, TC

- Misreading Election 2012 - Andrew Kohut, Wall Street Journal