The Palin Surge

This comes as no surprise; the Democrat machine's ferocious and mean-spirited gaffes, errors, and outright lies is having its effect down-ticket.

If the elections for Congress were being held today, which party’s candidate would you vote for in your congressional district: the Democratic Party’s candidate or the Republican Party’s candidate?

. . . . . . . . . . . ...Sept. 2008 Aug. 2008 Jun. 2008
Republican.. . . . . . 50% . . . . .42% . . . . ...42%
Democratic.. . . . . . 45% . . . .. 51% . . . . ....52%
Other / Unsure . . . 6% . . . . .. 7% . . . . . ... 7%

Source: Gallup / USA Today

Methodology: Telephone interviews with 823 likely American voters, conducted from Sept. 5 to Sept. 7, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent

My theory: it's not because Republican candidates are any better than they were 8 weeks ago; and it's not because Democrat candidates are any WORSE than they were 8 weeks ago.

It's because Obama, Axelrod, & Co. lost their minds after Sarah.

HT: Lott