IT'S EARLY BUT THIS IS STILL GOOD NEWS

What's especially interesting is how well Obama is doing in these GOP House districts. (h/t Steve Benen at Crooks & Liars)

Democratic Poll Sees Wave Coming in U.S. House
Sarah Lueck reports on Congress.
June 3, 2008, 4:16 pm
Wall Street Journal

Democratic pollsters released what they characterized as a “dramatic” survey showing the possibility of a Democratic wave in Republican congressional districts this fall.

The poll of 1600 voters in 45 Republican congressional districts showed on average a 33% approval rating for President Bush, a 38% approval rating for the incumbent Republican and a strong desire for change.

In the 45 Republican districts the poll found 55% of people said they wanted to vote for a Democrat for Congress, compared to 49% in January. Just 37% of respondents said they would vote for their Republican incumbents, who were named.

“What’s stunning about this is not just that the race has moved over the last three months,” said Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg. “There’s no reason to believe this won’t continue to move.” He is a founder of Democracy Corps, a non-profit that conducted the poll.

The poll found that Barack Obama and John McCain were running roughly even in the 45 Republican districts. Independents split their votes between the candidates, with 43% going for Obama and 45% going for McCain.