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August was disastrous for the Democrats â€" more bad economic news, President Obama effectively throwing politically vulnerable Democrats under the bus by inserting himself (clumsily) into the controversial debate over construction of a mosque near Ground Zero and polls showing that, indeed, the Democratic majority may be gone.

The new Gallup poll showing Republicans with a 10-point advantage, the largest lead ever registered for the GOP in the history of the poll, was a serious blow. It was especially shocking because the two parties had been neck-and-neck in the poll for months and Democrats had even led by six points in July.

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