hits the road again next weekend. trying to rekindal the missing enthusiasm among democrats. while the party chief tim kaine saying the democratic get out the vote effort will make the difference. he says there are strong trends based on early voting that favor democrats in the time days of the race. these races are very close. but from this point forward it s about turn-out and ground game. we are seeing good early voting trends. we have work to do but we think we can do it. the polling is moving. we haven t seen since labor day polls moving against us. almost all the polls have been moving for us. reporter: there is no lack of enthusiasm on the republican side, partly led by sarah palin and the slumping economy and voter anger. even so, the g.o.p. party chairman is predicting what he calls unprecedented wave of voter dissatisfaction. we ll sell major gains november 2, possibly giving
predicting voter dissatisfaction will lead to a wave of gop victories in the mid term elections. michael steele says republicans will win control of the house. tim kaine says he thinks high voter turnout will keep control of congress in democratic hands. and delaware senate candidate christine o donnell said president obama s healthcare reform will put a greater burden on to doctors. the republican will speak at a press conference announcing the launch of doctors for o donnell. she is running against chris coons whose latest ads target her as being from the twilight zone. that is the latest. back to you, shannon. shannon: another twist in the race for alaska s senate seat. a ruling that employment records for joe miller must be released. with the race between miller and democrat scott mcadams and current senator lisa murkowski co every vote will ct
wow! and on the east coast, another shark spotted in the waters off chatham in cape cod, massachusetts. at this point experts are not sure what species it is. this latest sighting comes after the state marine fishery officials said several great white sharks are now trolling the shores around shatham. they close chatham. they closed five miles of beach after a fighter pilot spotted three more sharks. marine biologists say the great whites are likely flocking to chatham to feed on seals. for that reason, swimmers are warned to avoid areas with seals. the economy still a top concern for americans that are worried things aren t turning around fast enough. going in the mid-term elections could mean big trouble for democratic candidates. rick folbaum has more. reporter: voter
unemploilt rate, but the total underemployment rate rose to 7.1, it s the third month in a row that it has actually increased, it s almost back to the all-time high of 7.4 back in october. so under the service numbers are not good. and one thing i would point out about the increase in jobs, 66,000 of those were actually a temporary sen tus workers. census workers. and there will be more of those next month and then they disappear next month so the question is does it last. a comparison to april 2010, versus april 1994, april 1994 was when the republicans caught the wave in the clinton administration poll. the unemployment rate now, 9.9%, voter dissatisfaction, 66%. back in april of 1994, un emplacement rate us 6.4, and i
republicans have chosen hard-core conservatives incapable of winning a statewide race. but carly fiorina s moderate poll tixes and deep pockets give her the best chance to beat boxer. the qualities that are going to be super important for any republican challenger to barbara boxer, first and foremost are money. they re going to have to be able to compete with her. clearly carly fiorina can compete with barbara boxer from money standpoint. reporter: barbara raised more than $7 million. while g.o.p. opponents are gaining ground, her poll numbers are very close to those at this point in 2004. when she won with 58% of the vote. in los angeles, anita vogel, fox news. bret: boxer and her congressional colleagues are losing ground with the public. rasmussen reports says voter dissatisfaction with congress reached 71%. record for that particular poll. only 10% of those surveyed said congress is doing a good or excellent job.