From Pew:
"Americans are extremely displeased with Congress, and there are already some signs that this could take a toll on the Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections. Currently, 37% express a favorable opinion of Congress, while 52% hold an unfavorable view. Positive opinions of Congress have declined by 13 points since April and are now at one of their lowest points in more than two decades of Pew Research Center surveys.
"At the same time, intentions to vote Democratic in the next midterm election are markedly lower than they have been over the past four years. Voters are about evenly divided when asked how they would vote if the election for Congress were being held today: 45% say they would vote for a Democratic candidate in their district, or lean Democratic, while 44% say they would vote for a Republican or lean Republican. At about this point four years ago, Democrats led in the generic congressional ballot by 52% to 40% and went on to win a majority of the popular vote and regain control of Congress the following November.
http://people-press.org/reports/pdf/539.pdf
See following for Rasmussen's numbers showing the largest lead by Reps over Dems in entire history of the polling question:
In generic poll, Reps at highest (43%), Dems at lowest (36%) in years--control-changing numbers if they hold:http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot
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