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.
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.