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April 4, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 39%

Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending April 3, 2011. That’s up one point from last week which marked the GOP's smallest lead since early October 2010.

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March 28, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 39%

Republicans hold just a four-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending March 27, 2011. It's the GOP's smallest lead since early October 2010.

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March 21, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 37%

Republicans hold an eight-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending March 20, 2011.

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March 14, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 37%

Republicans hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending March 13, 2011.

March 7, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 39%

Republicans continue to hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending March 6, 2011.

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February 28, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 39%

Republicans now hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending February 27, 2011.

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February 21, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 37%

Republicans now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending February 20, 2011.

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February 14, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 39%

Republicans now hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending February 13, 2011.

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February 7, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 38%

Republicans again hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending February 6, 2011.

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January 31, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 38%

Republicans hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 30, 2011.

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January 24, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 39%

Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 23, 2011, their smallest lead since the first week of December.

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January 17, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 38%

After holding double-digit leads for the past two weeks, Republicans lead Democrats by eight points on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 16, 2011.

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January 10, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 47%, Democrats 36%

Republicans hold an 11-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 9, 2011. That’s up one point from last week and six points from the week before. It's the widest gap between the two parties since right before Election Day.

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January 3, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 35%

Republicans hold a 10-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 2, 2011. That’s a five-point jump from last week, but it's far from clear if the findings mark a real upswing in GOP support as the new Congress convenes or are just statistical noise.

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December 27, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 38%

Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending December 26, 2010.

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December 20, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 38%

Republicans hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending December 19, 2010.

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December 13, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 39%

Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending December 12, 2010.

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December 6, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 40%

Republicans have edged up slightly and now hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, November 28, 2010.

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November 29, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 40%

Republicans have edged up slightly and now hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, November 28, 2010.

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November 22, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 39%

For the second week in a row, Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, November 21, 2010. This is the smallest gap between the two parties since the beginning of October.