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April 15, 2006

75% Believe Easter Story

Seventy-five percent (75%) believe the central claim of the Easter celebration, that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

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April 15, 2006

KS Governor: Sebelius Lead Expands

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) has expanded her lead against two Republican challengers and, for the first time, moved above the 50% level of voter support.

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April 15, 2006

Arkansas Governor

Democrat Mike Beebe leads Asa Hutchinson (R) by 11 points in the race to succeed Mike Huckabee as Governor of Arkansas.

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April 15, 2006

Montana Senate

Burns now leads State Senate President Jon Tester 47% to 44%. A month ago, Burns trailed Tester 46% to 43%. Two weeks ago, Burns had pulled even.

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April 14, 2006

61% Say Tax Hikes Hurt Economy

Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans say that filling out their income tax paperwork is worse than going to the dentist.

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April 14, 2006

Florida Senate

The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll of Florida voters shows Nelson leading Harris by 30 percentage points, 57% to 27%. A month ago, Nelson led by 21 points.

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April 14, 2006

Massachusetts Governor

Our latest survey of the race for Massachusetts governor shows businessman Christy P. Mihos, running as an Independent, continuing to grab a big slice of support. Democratic contenders still have the edge, but it has declined slightly.

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April 13, 2006

Washington Senate

Democratic U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell now leads McGavick 48% to 40%. In March, Cantwell led 49% to 36%.

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April 12, 2006

Missouri Senate

In our latest survey of the suspenseful race for the U.S. Senate in Missouri, Democratic State Auditor Claire McCaskill now nominally leads Republican Senator Jim Talent, the first-term incumbent, by 42% to 41%.

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April 11, 2006

GOP Gains on Immigration

The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey found that 37% of Americans now trust Republicans more than Democrats on the issue of immigration.

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April 10, 2006

Partisan Trends

Americans today are a bit more likely to consider themselves Democrats than they did around Election Day 2004. However, the Democrats are not doing quite as well as they did in March of that election year.

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April 7, 2006

46% Prefer Candidate Who Favors Border Barrier

Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans said that they prefer the candidate with the harder line on illegal aliens while 38% opt for the candidate who wants to expand legal opportunities for foreign workers to find jobs.

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April 7, 2006

20% Have Favorable Opinion of DeLay

Following Tom DeLay's announcement that he is leaving office, just 20% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the embattled Congressman. The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey found that 45% have an unfavorable opinion of him.

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April 7, 2006

ME Governor: Baldacci Still in 40% Neighborhood

In the race for Governor of Maine, the Democratic incumbent is still scrambling for a toehold against several possible Republican challengers. Incumbents with less than 50% support are especially at risk in their reelection efforts, but Governor John Baldacci has trouble staying above even 40%. He currently does so in only one of the prospective face-offs we asked likely voters about.

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April 6, 2006

Michigan Senate: Stabenow Still Leads, but Challengers Gain

Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) continues to lead three potential Republican challengers by double digits, but the challengers have gained a little ground over the past month.

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April 5, 2006

PA Senate

The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in the Keystone State shows Democrat Bob Casey leading Santorum 50% to 41%.

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April 5, 2006

CO Governor: Race for Governor Tightens

Ritter nominally leads Beauprez 41% to 40%, a dead heat. Ritter leads former University of Denver President Marc Holtzman 41% to 36%.

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April 5, 2006

IA Governor: Little Change, Still Close

The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows little change in the race for Iowa Governor. In February, Republican Congressman Jim Nussle was neck and neck with Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver, while clearly leading the other Democrats vying for their party's nomination. This generalization still holds true.

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April 4, 2006

AZ Senate

In the race for Senate, Arizona Senator Jon Kyl (R) is maintaining and even slightly widening a big lead over real estate developer Jim Pederson (D), 56% to 33%.

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April 4, 2006

Arizona Governor

Napolitano leads Don Goldwater, nephew of Barry Goldwater, 54% to 34%. The governor also attracts double the support that former state appeals court judge Jan Florez does.