39% of New Jersey Voters Ready to Recall Menendez
A very long-shot effort to recall U.S. Senator Robert Menendez has quite a way to go to win the support of New Jersey voters.
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April 16, 2010
April 16, 2010
44% in California Say U.S. Economic Conditions Getting Better
Forty-four percent (44%) of likely voters in the state of California say economic conditions in the country are getting better, according to a new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.
April 16, 2010
65% in New Jersey Favor Pay Freeze For Teachers, School Employees
Sixty-five percent (65%) of New Jersey voters favor a one-year pay freeze on the salaries of administrators, teachers and school workers to reduce the state’s level of local school aid, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
April 15, 2010
51% in New Jersey Favor Repeal of Health Care Bill
Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters in New Jersey, a state Barack Obama carried handily in 2008, now favor repeal of the recently-passed national health care bill. That includes 41% who strongly favor repeal.
April 15, 2010
50% In New York Favor Repeal of Health Care Plan
Fifty percent (50%) of New York voters favor repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan, while 46% oppose repeal, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. This includes 37% who strongly favor it and 36% who are strongly opposed.
April 15, 2010
44% of California Voters Support Drilling Off Their Coast
Though offshore oil drilling is still off-limits off the coast of California, the plurality (44%) of voters in the state think it should be allowed there.
April 7, 2010
Massachusetts Voters Like Offshore Drilling But Not Off Their State
Voters in Massachusetts strongly favor the resumption of offshore oil drilling, but they have mixed feelings about allowing it off the coast of their own state.
April 2, 2010
69% in New York Say State Better Off If Most Legislators Not Reelected
New York voters apparently are fed up with their state legislators.
April 1, 2010
51% of New York Voters Say Teachers Should Be Paid More Than Athletes
The New York Yankees payroll in 2009 was around $200 million dollars, more than the national GDP of 13 nations. The average player for the Yankees earned seven million dollars last year, making them the highest paid sports teams on the planet.
March 24, 2010
54% of Florida Voters Favor Suing Federal Government Over Health Care
As Florida’s attorney general, Bill McCollum is suing the federal government to prevent implementation of the newly passed health care plan.
March 21, 2010
52% in California Say Public Employee Unions Significantly Strain Budget
Most likely voters in California (52%) believe public employee unions place a significant strain on the state’s struggling budget, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
March 20, 2010
62% in California Oppose Education Budget Cuts
Earlier this month, thousands in California protested the recently announced education budget cuts ordered by the state to meet its growing deficit. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the state’s voters shows 62% oppose the education budget cuts and resulting tuition increases, while only 21% are in favor of them. Another 18% are undecided.
March 9, 2010
70% in Massachusetts Approve of Scott Brown’s Job Performance
Seventy percent (70%) of Massachusetts voters approve so far of new Republican Senator Scott Brown’s job performance, including 30% who Strongly Approve..
February 18, 2010
60% in California Say Better If Most Incumbents in State Legislature Are Defeated
As California stumbles through its continuing budget crisis, 60% of likely voters in the state now believe it would be better if most incumbents in the state legislature were defeated in this November’s elections.
February 18, 2010
65% of Virginia Voters Approve of McDonnell So Far
Just over a month after Bob McDonnell assumed office in Virginia, a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Virginia voters finds that 65% at least somewhat approve of the job he’s doing as governor, including 29% who strongly approve.
February 11, 2010
Michigan Voters View Ford Most Favorably
Michigan is home to the Big Three U.S. automakers: General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. The latest Rasmussen telephone survey in the state finds that Michigan voters have the most favorable opinion of Ford, the only one of the Big Three who didn't receive federal bailout help to stay in business.
January 23, 2010
Most California Voters Don’t See Higher Taxes As A Budget Solution
An overwhelming 94% of California voters regard the state’s budget crisis as very serious, but most oppose raising taxes as a solution to the problem.
January 16, 2010
64% of New Jersey Voters Favor Medicinal Marijuana
The New Jersey legislature on Monday passed a bill legalizing the use of marijuana for a variety of medical reasons, and Rasmussen Reports polling in the state shows voters like that decision.
January 15, 2010
77% of New Jersey Voters Favor Full-Body Scanners in Airports
Newark Liberty International Airport will be among the first in the United States to implement full-body scanners in its international terminals following a January 3rd incident that shut down the airport for several hours.
January 14, 2010
57% in New Jersey Have Favorable View of New GOP Governor
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of New Jersey voters have a favorable opinion of Governor-elect Chris Christie just before he formally takes office next Tuesday, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Still, while many are giving the new Governor the benefit of the doubt, only 15% with a very favorable opinion.
