Republicans hold largest edge in early midterm vote preferences in 40 years: poll

Republicans are in the best position to retake seats in Congress during midterm elections in four decades, according to a new poll. 

An ABC News/Washington Post poll published Sunday found if midterm elections were held now, 51 percent of all registered voters say they would vote for a Republican in their congressional district, as opposed to 41 percent who said they would go with a Democrat. 

That figure represents the largest lead for the GOP in the 110 polls conducted by the two news organizations since 1981, ABC noted. It also represents only...