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Some polls show that a majority of Americans disagree with some Republican congressmen about some things, yet Republicans seem likely to do well in November.

An example, according to Newsweek's Jonathan Alter: Americans "overwhelmingly favor more regulation of Wall Street." Last week Congress passed a bill styled the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, which President Obama will soon sign, and which will provide for "more regulation of Wall Street." Hardly any Republicans (only three in each house of Congress) voted for the bill, and House Minority Leader John Boehner has said he'd like to repeal it.