GOP getting closer to Dems on Congress poll

Byron York:

The new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll asked respondents whether they would prefer to see next year's elections result in a Congress controlled by Democrats or a Congress controlled by Republicans. The result: 48 percent say they would prefer Democrats in control, and 45 percent say Republicans. That three-point Democratic lead is down from seven points lead in July and nine points in April.

It's also far smaller than the massive 19-point lead Democrats held over Republicans in June 2008. So in less than a year and a half, the Democratic margin has fallen from 19 points to 3. (The last time the Democratic lead was so slim was five years ago, in October 2004. The last time Republicans held the lead in the Congressional question was October 2002.)

The poll shows continued weakness in support for the president's national health care plan. In response to the question, "From what you have heard about Barack Obama's health care plan, do you think his plan is a good idea or a bad idea?" 39 percent say Obama's plan is a good idea, while 41 percent say it is a bad idea, and 17 percent have no opinion. The number of people who say it's a good idea has risen six points since April, while the number of people who say it's a bad idea has risen 15 points in the same time.

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These polls tend to have a Democrat bias most of the time of about five points, which would put the GOP ahead in a real election. The poll also appears to show that Obama has lost his magic on health care.

What the poll is really showing is that Democrats pushing liberalism are going to be rejected by a majority of voters.