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applegrove

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Sun Oct 20, 2013, 11:49 PM Oct 2013

Democrats Have A Shot At Taking Back The House As Republican Popularity Continues To Drop: Poll [View all]

Democrats Have A Shot At Taking Back The House As Republican Popularity Continues To Drop: Poll

The Huffington Post | By Ashley Alman

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/20/democrats-take-back-house_n_4133836.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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The survey, conducted by liberal-leaning Public Policy Polling and funded by MoveOn.org, is the third in a series of polls that indicate Democrats have a shot at taking back the House of Representatives in the 2014 election cycle.

The results of the latest survey show that incumbent Republicans in 15 of the 25 districts polled trail generic Democratic candidates. When combined with the results of the previous surveys, the polls show that generic Democratic candidates lead in 37 of 61 GOP-held districts.

When voters were informed their Republican candidate supported the government shutdown, 11 more districts flipped and one race became a tie.

Democrats in the House only need to see a net increase of 17 seats in order to take back the majority. This poll indicates that Democrats could see an increase of as many as 49 seats.


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