Bright GOP Outlook for November’s Midterm Elections Clouded by Immigration

Published on May 05, 2010 | | By Jon Ward | The Daily Caller Independent Voters, 2010 elections, Immigration Policy

For a few moments in a room full of conservatives on Capitol Hill Tuesday, there was a hint of soul-searching as they gathered to review poll numbers that for the most part reflected positively on their chances in fall’s midterm elections.

The gray clouds darkening the mostly sunny skies were the immigration numbers, one of the few issues on which Independent voters were more in line with Democrats than Republicans.

While about 60 percent of Republicans in the poll of 1,000 likely voters surveyed by Ayres, McHenry & Associates, Inc. for Resurgent Republic said they oppose a “path to citizenship” for immigrants currently in the country illegally, 54 percent of Independents and 64 percent of Democrats said they supported such a policy.

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