April 2, 2011 11:55 AM
The Congress
The job approval rating of Congress in March was 18%. Independents are most down on Congress, recording a 15% approval rating.In December the overall job approval rating was 13%, but in February it had risen to 23%. That jump has now been half eliminated. [Gallup]
The U.S. Senate
- Democrats 51
- Republicans 47
- Independents 2 (caucus Dem)
| Safe Democratic (10) | Leaning Democratic (6) | Toss-Up (8) | Leaning Republican (3) | Safe Republican 6 |
| California | Connecticut | Massachusetts | Maine | Arizona |
| Delaware | Florida |
Missouri | North Dakota |
Indiana |
| Hawaii | Michigan |
Montana | Texas | Mississippi |
| Maryland | Ohio |
Nebraska | Tennessee | |
| Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Nevada | Utah | |
| New Jersey | Washington |
New Mexico | Wyoming |
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| New York | Virginia | |||
| Rhode Island |
W. Virginia | |||
| Vermont | ||||
| Wisconsin |
| Democrats | Republicans | |
| Seats not up in 2012 | 30 | 37 |
| Safe in 2012 | 10 | 6 |
| Leaning in 2012 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 46 | 46 |
| Toss-ups | 8 (2R/6D) |
Of the 8 Toss-up States, Obama won 4 of them (Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico and Virginia). McCain won the other 4 (Missouri, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia).
The U.S. House of Representatives
- Democrats 242
- Republicans 193
| 1/20/11 | 3/23/11 | |
| TOTAL Dem | 193 | 193 |
| Solid Dem | 150 | 151 |
| Likely Dem | 27 | 24 |
| Lean Dem | 12 | 10 |
| Toss-up | 10 | 16 |
| D | 4 | 8 |
| R | 6 | 8 |
| Lean GOP | 15 | 18 |
| Likely GOP | 38 | 38 |
| Solid GOP | 183 | 178 |
| TOTAL GOP | 242 | 242 |
[As always, thanks to “The Cook Political Report.” It is the best when it comes to analysis of Congressional races (as well as other electoral matters)].
