Major Generic Polls Reflect GOP Wave

From NEWSMAX.COM:

Republicans have cornered the market in generic ballot polls across all political spectrums, with a massive swing in Gallup’s most recent tally and a solid showing in Rasmussen Reports’ new figures.

In mid-July, shortly after the Senate passed the financial overhaul billed as corralling Wall Street, a Gallup poll showed Democrats leading Republicans, 49 to 43 percent, in voters’ generic ballot preferences for the midterm elections.

But Gallup’s new statistics, for the week ended Sunday, Aug. 8, show that Republicans flipped those stats to steam to their own 49-43 percent edge. In effect, Gallup’s results swung 12 percentage points in a month.

Rasmussen results for the week ending Sunday gave Republicans 46 percent, compared with 39 percent for Democrats…

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