Republican candidates now hold a six-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot, the narrowest gap between the two parties this year.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% of likely U.S. voters would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 38% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Support for Democrats is up two points from last week, while support for Republicans fell two points.

Last week, the GOP had a 10-point lead, its high for the year, reached only one other time since January, and the party’s biggest lead in the history of Rasmussen Reports polling.

Still, 43% of voters not affiliated with either major party now prefer the Republican candidate, while 28% like the Democrat. These results show little change from the previous survey.

Get full story here.

For the second straight week, Republican candidates hold a nine-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. But support for both parties is down two points from last week. Still, since the beginning of the year, the Republican lead hasn’t dipped below seven points.

Just after Congress’ passage of the national health care plan, voter support for Democrats reached its highest level measured since early December 2009, while GOP support matched the highest level measured since weekly tracking began in early April 2007.

Forty-six percent (46%) of voters not affiliated with either major party now prefer the Republican candidate, while 19% like the Democrat. Support for Republicans among unaffiliated voters has held steady from last week, but support for Democrats is down five points.

Get full story here.

Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters nationwide believe repeal of the recently passed health care law will be good for the economy.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 33% believe repeal will be bad for the economy. Twelve percent (12%) say it will have no impact, and eight percent (8%) are not sure.

From the moment it was passed, a majority of voters around the country have wanted to see the health care law repealed.

Seventy-six percent (76%) of Republicans believe repeal would be good for the economy, while 59% of Democrats believe it would be bad. Among those not affiliated with either political party, 47% believe repeal would be good for the economy, and 29% believe it would be bad.

Get full story here.