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State	Primary Date
Alabama	6/1/10 Primary 7/13/10 Runoff-if-necessary
Alaska	8/24/10
Arizona	8/24/10
Arkansas	5/18/10
California	6/8/10
Colorado	8/10/10
Connecticut	8/10/10
Delaware	9/14/10
District of Columbia	9/14/10
Florida	2/2/10 Special Primary House CD 19 4/6/10 Special Election House CD 19 8/24/10 Primary
Georgia	7/20/10
Hawaii	9/18/10
Idaho	5/25/10
Illinois	2/2/10
Indiana	5/4/10
Iowa	6/8/10
Kansas	8/3/10
Kentucky	5/18/10
Louisiana	8/28/10 First Party Primary 10/2/10 Second Party Primary
Maine	6/8/10
Maryland	9/14/10
Massachusetts	1/19/10 Special Election Senate Class 1 9/14/10 Primary
Michigan	8/3/10
Minnesota	9/14/10
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Missouri	8/3/10
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Nebraska	5/11/10
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New Hampshire	9/14/10
New Jersey	6/8/10
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New York	9/14/10
North Carolina	5/4/10 Primary 6/22/10 Second-Primary
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Ohio	5/4/10
Oklahoma	7/27/10 Primary 8/24/10 Runoff
Oregon	5/18/10
Pennsylvania	5/18/10
Rhode Island	9/14/10
South Carolina	6/8/10 Primary 6/22/10 Runoff
South Dakota	6/8/10 Primary 6/29/10 Secondary-Election
Tennessee	8/5/10
Texas	3/2/10 Primary 4/13/10 Runoff
Utah	6/22/10
Vermont	9/14/10
Virginia	6/8/10
Washington	8/17/10
West Virginia	5/11/10
Wisconsin	9/14/10
Wyoming	8/17/10

Polling Numbers for Democrats in Congress

Last Updated: 7/3/10

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Democrats are doing in Congress?

Some of the polls included in the average may be outdated since the latest poll for each of the pollsters are averaged in.

Pollster	Date	Approve	Disapprove
AVERAGE		38.4%	54.5%
Pew Research	6/16-20/10	35	53
Newsweek	6/23-24/10	35	53
AP GFK	6/9-14/10	38	60
Fox	5/4-5/10	37	54
USA Today	3/26-28/10	37	59
CNN	3/25-28/10	42	57
Quinnipiac	2/2-8/10	28	63
CBS	1/14-17/10	44	48
ABC Washington Post	7/15-18/09	47	48
Diageo Hotline	7/9-13/09	41	50

Question Wording by Pollster

Pew Research

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democratic leaders in Congress are doing?" If "depends": "Overall do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democratic leaders in Congress are doing?"

Newsweek

"We'd like your opinion of the job performance of some political officeholders. ... Next, what about Democrats in Congress? Do you approve or disapprove of the way they are handling their job?"

AP GFK

"Overall, please tell me whether you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their jobs." ... "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their jobs?"

Fox

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Democrats in Congress are doing?"

USA Today

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?"

CNN

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democratic leaders in Congress are handling their job?"

Quinnipiac

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?"

CBS

"In general, is your opinion of the Democrats in Congress favorable or not favorable?"

ABC Washington Post

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are doing their job?"

Diageo Hotline

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Democrats in Congress are doing?"

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