For much of last year, it was widely assumed Republicans would pick up roughly the half - dozen seats they now look poised to gain, but President Barack Obama's troubles this year raised
hopes among party leaders they could do significantly better than that.
Not exact matches
The polling suggests this pledge was particularly popular
among Labour (81 %) and Lib Dem (84 %) voters from 2010, which is useful for a
leader hoping to woo disaffected voters from Nick Clegg's
party.