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A record number of Americans say that most members of Congress do not deserve to be re-elected, according to new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll.

Democrats fared better than Republicans, according to the poll released Friday. If the elections for Congress were held today, Democratic candidates would get 53 percent of the vote and Republicans would get 42 percent, according to the results.

Party affiliation aside, 2008 could be a rocky year for incumbents. Read full article »

CNN's Keating Holland, Katy Byron and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.

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