Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new Gallup poll released today finds independent voters backing Republican candidates for Congress by double digits. That's good news for the pro-life movement as it seeks to defeat abortion advocates and return control of Congress to pro-life lawmakers.

Gallup finds that, by an average 10 percentage-point margin since March, 45% to 35%, independent registered voters have consistently preferred the Republican to the Democrat when asked which congressional candidate they would vote for in their district.

"Independents' preference for Republicans has been generally consistent over this time, with the gap in favor of Republicans increasing slightly since March, from 8 to 12 points," Gallup notes...