![]() One-third of voters said they are disappointed with the Obama administration and another quarter said they are angry, for a total of 59 percent who view the administration negatively. Fifty-three percent of voters said they have an unfavorable image of the Democratic Party, and a statistically equal 54 percent said they view the GOP unfavorably. Both suffer from low brand images at the moment. Neither party can come away from today completely happy. Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Flawn Academic Center on the University of Texas at Austin campus Nov. ![]() Democrats also did 6 points better among independents than they did in 2010, although they still lost this critical group by 10 points this year. While the national electorate looked very similar, demographically, to the 2010 electorate, Democrats made marginal gains among some of their traditional support groups including women (5 points), Latinos (4 points), and the western United States (4 points). While the news was not exactly positive for Democrats in terms of the national vote, it was certainly better news than they received on election night in 2010, the last midterm election. Those who were worried about terrorism-71 percent of voters-also gave GOP candidates a boost of 58 percent to 40 percent for Democrats. Among the nearly half of voters who said the health care law went too far, 83 percent supported Republican candidates. Concerns about terrorism, health care and the economy all provided them with a national vote edge. Overall, the Republicans' advantages abounded. While the GOP came out on top in today's national vote, there was good news and bad news for both parties, relatively speaking, in today's election according to CBS News exit polls. By Monika McDermott and Stanley Feldman The House Vote
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