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ALBANY, GA -- With just two months to go before the crucial mid-term elections, President Obama headed to Wisconsin today to rally his fellow Democrats and hold off a possible Republican takeover of Congress.

He looks to have his work cut out for him.

"We won so many elections in 2006 and 2008, even in a neutral electoral environment, it was clear that we were going to give some of that back," said David Plouffe, President Obama's campaign manager in 2008.

That may be putting it mildly.

According to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll of generic party preference, Republicans are leading Democrats by 10 points, a record in Gallup history.

"President Obama ran in the center as a centrist and he’s governed from the left ditch," said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. "He’s turned his agenda over to the liberals in the house and here we are just a few months from the election and it’s all caught up with him."

The Republicans need a net gain of 40 seats to take control in the House of Representatives, 10 seats in the Senate.

"Maybe the American people will have some confidence," said Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona. "They have lost confidence in this administration’s ability and this president’s ability to get this economy going again."

So if the polls are correct and there is a major power shift in Washington this November, will it really make any difference?

"Right now, I don’t believe it matters who takes office," said one Southwest Georgian. "Something’s got to change."

"We just need to work together, the Democrats and the Republicans because when you look at it, we’re all in the same country," said another.