Congressional Republicans have rebounded tremendously

There is still a difference between individual candidates and these overall polls, but this is a huge improvement.

If the elections for Congress were being held today, which party’s candidate would you vote for in your congressional district: the Democratic Party’s candidate or the Republican Party’s candidate?

. . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 2008 Aug. 2008 Jun. 2008

Republican . . . . . 50% . . . . .42% . . . . .42%

Democratic . . . . . 45% . . . . 51% . . . . .52%

Other / Unsure . . . 6% . . . . . 7% . . . . . . 7%

Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 823 likely American voters, conducted from Sept. 5 to Sept. 7, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.