Democrats Have Big Leads for 2006 Elections

Here's to hoping for big gains this November for Democreats:
The latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll finds Democrats leading Republicans 55% to 39% among registered voters in the generic congressional ballot. "This is the largest lead Democrats have held over Republicans in the 2006 campaign thus far, and the largest lead Democrats have enjoyed among registered voters in a midterm election since 1982."

The Democrats' current lead of 16 percentage points in the Mar. 10-12 poll is slightly higher than a 14-point lead (53% to 39%) in the Feb. 28-Mar. 1 poll and a 12-point lead last August. In several polls between October and early February, the Democratic lead among registered voters was in single digits, which would suggest a fairly competitive election if likely voter models were applied.