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The final Gallup poll before the election shows likely voters favoring Republican candidates by an incredible 55 percent to 40 percent margin, an “unprecedented” number that could mean gains of more than 60 seats.

According to Gallup:

Gallup’s historical model suggests that a party needs at least a two-point advantage in the national House vote to win a majority of the 435 seats. The Republicans’ current likely voter margin suggests that this scenario is highly probable, making the question of interest this election not whether the GOP will win the majority, but by how much. Taking Gallup’s final survey’s margin of error into account, the historical model predicts that the Republicans could gain anywhere from 60 seats on up, with gains well beyond that possible.

It should be noted, however, that this year’s 15-point gap in favor of the Republican candidates among likely voters is unprecedented in Gallup polling and could result in the largest Republican margin in House voting in several generations. This means that seat projections have moved into uncharted territory, in which past relationships between the national two-party vote and the number of seats won may not be maintained.

View all comments (3) |

Patriot| 11.1.10 @ 12:06PM

Good News for a "Change". We can throw all of them out in two years as well.

Derek Leaberry| 11.1.10 @ 2:34PM

Most of the posters over at Frum Forum seem to be disappointed in tomorrow's Republican landslide.

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