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Plain and simple, voters say they want Republicans in control of Congress:

For just the second time in more than five years of daily or weekly tracking, Republicans now lead Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 41% would vote for their district's Republican candidate while 38% would choose the Democrat. Thirty-one percent (31%) of conservative Democrats said they would vote for their district's Republican candidate.

Why? It appears that voters think that Democrats have too much power and Republicans can provide an important check and balance:

Our latest national survey provides strong evidence that voters are concerned that they have given too much power to one political party, and that Republicans can provide a check and balance.

We asked two questions directly related to the "check and balance" question, and both worked extremely well:

Now, thinking some about the election for US Congress, for whom would you vote between:

34% A Congressional candidate who will help Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress pass their agenda.

...or...

56% A Congressional candidate who can be a check and balance to Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress.

And. . .

And, do you agree or disagree with the following statement...

Since Democrats have complete control of Congress and the Presidency, it would be good to have more checks and balances in Washington by electing more Republicans to Congress.

37% Strongly Agree

16% Somewhat Agree

19% Somewhat Disagree

26% Strongly Disagree

54% Total Agree

45% Total Disagree