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While polls about voters' generic feelings about Congress are pretty useless in predicting how the tide will turn in actual elections, Republicans can take some cheer in the fact that a new USA Today/Gallup poll shows that public sentiment about Republicans has taken a turn for the better. In a survey conducted Sept. 5-7, voters who say they'd back a Democrat over a Republican in their district now favor the Democrats by only 48 percent to 45 percent, which is statistically insignificant given the 3 point margin of error. That's down from a Democratic lead of 11 points in previous polls.