I believe they weight the statistics to bring about the conclusion they want. That way they can report this as “news” of what’s going to happen and influence those who are too lame to make a decision on their own. (If you don’t think people like this are out there look at how fashionable tattoos and piercings have become by the “follow the leader” crowd!)

But what are the Democrats offering? As one of my liberal friends said last Tuesday, “They’ve got nothing.” and he votes for them!

People don’t vote against things they vote for issues. I think Republicans will win most, if not all of the races.

What does that really mean?

Sixty two percent of the 675 likely voters questioned said the U.S. House of Representatives member from their district deserve re-election.

You’re assuming that the question gave only two options. Even then, some people are likely not to answer the question. I don’t have access to the actual poll, but I doubt that your statement is accurate.

Instead of writing:

57% of likely voters said “local issues” will make the biggest difference in their vote for Congress.

Same thing. Your assumptions are probably false.

Ergo, disregarding flaws in demographics, Republicans have cut the Democrat “edge” on the “generic ballot” in half in two weeks.

The poll had a margin of error of +/- 5%. It’s probably safe to assume the previous poll had a similar margin. It’s well within the realm of possibility that the actual opinions of the country didn’t change at all during the two weeks. It probably changed to some degree, but it’s impossible to say with the available data.