Obama Disapproval May Cause Freshman Democrats to Lose House to GOP
- Steven Ertelt - LifeNews.com
- Oct 6, 2010
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In the battle for control of the House of Representatives, the attitude Americans have towards pro-abortion President Barack Obama will play a large role in determining whether Republicans have a chance at recapturing the chamber.
Whether Americans decide to keep some of the freshman Democrats elected with Obama in 2008 is an indicator of sorts as to how election night will go down.
A new poll commissioned by The Hill, a prominent Congressional newspaper, and America’s Natural Gas Alliance find pro-life Republican candidates lead in 11 of 12 hotly contested races against mostly pro-abortion Democrats -- and the twelfth race is tied.
“This is a particularly volatile set of districts,” Democratic pollster Mark Penn told the newspaper. “Overall, we see a strong Republican trend in these districts, but given where these numbers are, the races haven't broken yet.”
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