Public split over Democratic, Republican control of Congress -- Democrats have lost a 25-point edge
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There was a time, early in this most eventful year soon coming to an end, when most people thought the country would be better off with Congress controlled by the Democrats, as it was then and is now.
That also was a time when the new president’s job-approval stood at 69% in the Gallup Poll. But that time has passed.
Now, according to the findings of a CNN-Opinion Research poll released today, the American public appears almost evenly divided on the question of which party should be controlling the Congress -- just as public opinion appears fairly evenly divided over the job that President Obama is performing. The Democrats have lost a 25-point edge in Congress. Two big things have happened since January that most likely help to explain both trends.
-- Mark Silva