Poll: Republicans Could Do Better Job With Economy

By Samantha Hayes CNN|NEWS 9 Contributor

WASHINGTON -- A new national poll indicates that Americans are losing confidence in the Democrats' handling of the economy.

Forty-six percent of Americans now believe Republicans can do a better job with the economy, compared to 43 percent who said Democrats could do a better job, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll.

One year ago, 52 percent of Americans thought Democrats could better handle the economy, while 39 percent favored Republicans in the survey.

If voters favor Republican challengers in the mid-term elections, it could change the balance of power in Congress.

Thirty-seven U.S. Senate seats, and all 435 spots in the U.S. House of Representatives will be up for grabs November 2.

In Oklahoma, four of the state's five representatives and both senators will be decided by ballot.

The GOP would need to pick up 39 seats to win a majority in the House, and ten seats to control the Senate.

The party in power will decide which bills are brought to a vote.

The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll was conducted September 1 and September 2, with 1,024 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.

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