While several states held hotly contested primaries, the Gallup Poll staged a seminar on using its data to track the likely outcome of elections in November. "Based on the current state of play, it doesn't look good for the Democrats," said Christopher Wlezien, a Temple political scientist who has crunched the Gallup numbers since 1950 and compared them with current 2010 data. His numbers suggest a Republican takeover of the House. More than any other factor, he said, voters will be looking to provide some "balance" to Democratic control of the House, Senate and the White House.