POLITICS - Dems Fist-Time Lead Since 11/2009

"Dems top GOP in 2010 in new CNN poll" by Dave Helling, Kansas City Star 4/13/2010

In a new CNN/Opinion Research poll, 50% of registered voters -- and 50% of all respondents -- say they'd vote for the Democrat in their congressional district this November. Republicans get 46% with registered voters and 45% with all respondents.

It's the first time Dems have led the GOP on that question since last November.

The same poll gives Pres. Barack Obama a +16 favorability score: 57%/41% fav/unfav. (That sounds good, but it's the lowest favorability rating Obama has gotten as president in this particular poll.)

Speaker Nancy Pelosi gets 38%/50% fav/unfav, about the same as Sarah Palin's 39%/55% fav/unfav.

The tea party movement gets a 38%/36% fav/unfav.

Poll PDF

But see this, referring to Gallup poll with GOP generic +4