Advantage Republicans

From the Political Wire:

The latest Gallup poll shows a "historic surge" in Republican party affiliation, with those identifying themselves as Republicans jumping to 37% of the public, with Democrats trailing with just 32%.

Also, this:

President Bush "dominated the South so completely in last month's presidential election that he carried nearly 85% of all the counties across the region -- and more than 90% of counties where whites are a majority of the population," according to a Los Angeles Times analysis. The findings provide "the most detailed picture yet of the vote in Southern communities" and "shows that Bush's victory was even more comprehensive than his sweep of the region's 13 states would suggest."