Rasmussen Reports Ahead of the Curve on Massachusetts Race
The Washington Post has released an interesting review about the media coverage of the Massachusetts Senate race.
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January 26, 2010
January 25, 2010
Arizona Governor: Martin (R) Runs Best Against Goddard (D)
State Treasurer Dean Martin for now looks like the Republican who’s offering the biggest challenge to likely Democratic candidate Terry Goddard in Arizona’s race for governor.
January 25, 2010
Indiana Senate 2010: Pence (R) 47%, Bayh (D) 44%
Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is another Democratic incumbent who could find himself in a tough reelection battle this fall. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds that Bayh attracts support from just 44% or 45% of voters when matched against his top potential Republican challengers.
January 25, 2010
Arizona GOP Governor: Martin 31%, Brewer 29%
Governor Jan Brewer is now running almost even with her leading challenger, State Treasurer Dean Martin, in Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary race.
January 22, 2010
California Governor: Brown Runs Stronger Than Feinstein
Some Democrats have speculated about Senator Dianne Feinstein entering this year’s race for governor in California, but former Governor Jerry Brown actually runs just a bit better against both of the major remaining Republican challengers in the race.
January 21, 2010
With Barnes As Democratic Nominee, Georgia Governor’s Race a Toss-Up
If former Governor Roy Barnes is the Democratic nominee, this year's gubernatorial race in Georgia is a toss-up for now.
January 21, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey Leads Specter and Sestak
Republican Pat Toomey now leads incumbent Senator Arlen Specter 49% to 40% in Pennsylvania’s race for the U.S. Senate. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Pennsylvania voters also finds Toomey with a 43% to 35% lead over Democratic challenger Joe Sestak.
January 21, 2010
2010 New York Governor: GOP's Lazio Ahead of Paterson, Trails Cuomo by 19
Republican hopeful Rick Lazio has moved ahead of incumbent Democrat David Paterson but badly trails state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in this year's race for governor in New York.
January 21, 2010
2010 Missouri Senate: Blunt (R) 49%, Carnahan (D) 43%
Republican Roy Blunt now holds a six-point lead over Democrat Robin Carnahan in Missouri’s race for the U.S. Senate.
January 20, 2010
2010 Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Primary: Specter 53%, Sestak 32%
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has now stretched his lead over Democratic Primary rival Joe Sestak to 21 points, his biggest lead yet. But, he’s still just barely over the 50% mark in terms of support.
January 20, 2010
New York Senate Primary: Gillibrand 48%, Ford 23%
Potential challengers to New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand have come and gone almost from the day she was appointed last year to fill the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. Now former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford Jr., a Manhattan investment banker, is showing interest in the race. One Ford adviser told the New York Post, "If Coakley loses or wins by less than five [in the Massachusetts Senate race], it increases the likelihood that he gets in."
January 20, 2010
McCain on Top In Arizona Primary
Following news that Sarah Palin will campaign for him in Arizona, Senator John McCain has opened a significant lead in the Republican Primary campaign.
January 20, 2010
North Carolina Senate: GOP’s Burr Leads But Below 50% Against Marshall
Incumbent Republican Richard Burr leads two potential leading Democratic challengers in this year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina. However, his numbers continue to display potential weakness.
January 20, 2010
2010 NY Senate: Gillibrand 39%, Generic Republican 34%, Ford 10%
Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand may have a serious problem on her hands if Rudy Giuliani gets in next year’s race for the U.S. Senate in New York State.
January 20, 2010
A Final Look at Massachusetts Election Night Poll
Republicans and Democrats will certainly spar in the coming days about what the Massachusetts election means for health care reform. The very fact that a Republican could win the Massachusetts race while campaigning against the proposed legislation in Congress is the biggest single data point, but the data shows a more complex picture.
January 19, 2010
Brown Wins Stunning Victory in Massachusetts
For the first time since 1972, Massachusetts voters are sending a Republican to Washington as a U.S. Senator. In a stunning upset, Republican Scott Brown has narrowly defeated Democrat Martha Coakley.
January 19, 2010
Massachusetts Voters Split on Tea Party Movement
A Rasmussen Reports Election Night survey finds that Massachusetts voters are evenly divided over the so-called Tea Party movement. Forty percent (40%) of those who voted in today's special election for the U.S. Senate have a favorable opinion of the Tea Party movement, while 41% regard it unfavorably.
January 19, 2010
Health Care Top Issue for Massachusetts Voters
Rasmussen Reports has conducted an Election Night survey of 1,000 voters in the Massachusetts special election for U.S. Senate. Data will be released on this page throughout the evening.
January 19, 2010
2010 Texas Governor: White (D) Trails Perry, Hutchison
Texas Democrats cheered the news when Houston’s popular ex-mayor Bill White joined the race for governor, but in the first Rasmussen Reports general election survey in the state this year, he trails his two chief Republican opponents by double-digit margins.
January 19, 2010
2010 Louisiana Senate: Vitter 53%, Melancon 35%
Incumbent Republican David Vitter now holds an 18-point lead over his likeliest Democratic opponent, Congressman Charlie Melancon, in Louisiana's race for the U.S. Senate, suggesting for now at least that concerns about the national Democratic agenda are outweighing those about Vitter's 2007 link to a prostitution ring.
