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Check out the Congressional Ballot polls at Real Clear Politics
RealClearPolitics - RealClearPolitics Poll Averages
The average for Republicans is still +3. This is huge this late in the game.
But also look at those who are polling and the left leaning pollsters are showing huge numbers in favor of Republicans and places like Fox are giving an advantage to Democrats +1.
At this point one has to wonder if these polls are designed to get the vote out oh say to the left to stop a Republican gain or in Fox's case to show the need for every able Republican to get out and vote with a 1+ in the margin. Real Clear Poliitics today finally with all their averages of polls officially gave the Republicans the lead in the races for Senate.
Sometimes people try to read too much into what is there. Right, Left, in the Middle pollsters when looking at RCP and its averages do not mean much. It is the average that counts. Any polling firm can have a skewed poll and it happens more times than the polling firms will admit.
Then you also have polling firms that ask only one question, which party are you going to vote for in November and that is their total. Other polling firms ask you the same question but if you answer undecided, they will continue and ask which party are you leaning towards. Then they add up the two. Another polling firm may ask the first two questions and if you answer you are voting for a third party candidate, they may ask if he wasn't in the race, who would you then vote for.
All of this is listed inside the polls, but it take times to find.