We asked earlier this week whether Republicans would be better off in the midterm elections if health care reform passes or fails. As bad as the GOP says it would be for Dems if they pass it, both the NRCC and NRSC are publicly making efforts to stop the bill.

In its weekly poll, National Journal asked members of Congress from both parties a similar question, and not a single Republican said their party would be hurt at all if Democrats passed a reform bill similar to the one President Obama proposed a few weeks ago. In fact, 76 percent of Republicans said it would help their party a lot in the midterms and 24 percent said it would help a little.

"It would be an act of political suicide," one Republican was quoted saying.

As for the Democrats, 87 percent said passing a reform bill would help their party either a little or a lot in the midterm elections; 14 percent said it would hurt a little or a lot.

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