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Exit Poll Tidbits

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Fox News' poll of 11 key House races shows Democrats leading in six, Republicans leading in three, and ties in two.

ABC's preliminary exit poll release:

" Preliminary exit poll results indicate that nearly six in 10 voters today disapprove of the way President Bush is handling his job. About four in 10 approve of Bush's performance. That's down from 53 percent approval in 2004, and 67 percent just before the 2002 midterm elections. About four in 10 "strongly" disapprove of the president's work, more than double the number of strong approvers. Intensity of sentiment for and against, by contrast, was about equal in 2004: Thirty-three percent strongly approved of the president's performance, and 35 percent strongly disapproved. And in 2002, strong approvers dominated, quite a contrast from today."