CBS buries own poll showing GOP ahead in generic ballot

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If the midterm election were held today, Republicans would likely experience a wave just shy of what was accomplished in 2010, according to a poll of likely voters from CBS.

Just don’t expect CBS to tout that poll. There was no mention of it Wednesday night on “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley,” which aired when the poll was released, according the Media Research Center’s Newsbusters blog. Even finding the poll on the website takes quite a bit of maneuvering. And there’s good reason for that.

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