In a sign of the political hangover congressional Republicans are suffering in the wake of the government shutdown, three-quarters of Americans in a new national poll say that most GOP members of Congress don't deserve to be re-elected. A CNN/ORC International survey released Monday also found a majority saying that the Republicans' policies are too extreme. And according to the poll, Democrats have an 8-point advantage over the Republicans in an early indicator in the battle for control of Congress. But with more than a year to go until the 2014 midterm elections, there's plenty of time for these numbers to change.
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CNN poll finds significantly more feel that Republicans should be voted out
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Poll also finds that half say they would vote for Democrat while only 43% would go GOP
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Polling expert cautions that with midterms a year away, there's time for sentiment to change
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Six in 10 say they find the tea party too extreme and that brings GOP numbers down
Democrats
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Democrats
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Republicans
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Americans
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Republicans
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Democrats
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Republicans
Forty-nine percent say the @placeholder should give up more than the Democrats in any future bipartisan agreement, but nearly as many -- 44% -- would prefer to see the Dems give up more than the GOP.
Democrats
Forty-nine percent say the Republicans should give up more than the @placeholder in any future bipartisan agreement, but nearly as many -- 44% -- would prefer to see the Dems give up more than the GOP.
Democrats
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Americans
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