A new George Washington University Battleground Poll offers different results than the NPR poll on the generic ballot. GWU shows Democrats leading by a small margin.
The July 19 to 23 survey of 1,000 registered likely voters released Wednesday found that 43 percent of those surveyed said they would back the Democratic candidate for Congress in their districts, while 40 percent said they would support a Republican. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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In addition, 41 percent of those surveyed said that preferred a divided government, where Congress is controlled by one party and another holds the White House, compared to 39 percent who favor a unified government.
Stimulus polling shows mixed results. It appears voters are prepared to wait for the package to work.
But on the economic stimulus package and other key initiatives, voters remained skeptical. Just 33 percent said the stimulus was working, while 61 percent said it was not. Still, 58 percent said it was “on track” and should be given a year to show results.