Nevada Senate: Cortez Masto (D) 43%, Heck (R) 41%
Republican Joe Heck has lost his lead, now falling slightly behind Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada’s race to replace retiring U.S. Senator Harry Reid.
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October 26, 2016
October 26, 2016
More Voters Than Ever Want Term Limits for Congress
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is calling for term limits on members of Congress even though his party currently controls both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voters agree more strongly than ever with the need for term limits but also still doubt Congress will go along with them.
October 25, 2016
Voters Say Clinton Has More to Hide Than Trump
Rasmussen Reports thought it would cut through all the charges and counter-charges flying in the presidential race and ask voters which candidate they think has more to hide. They say Hillary Clinton does.
October 25, 2016
Voters Want Supreme Court Justice Who Sticks to the Constitution
Voters rate the selection of the next U.S. Supreme Court justice as a big deal to their upcoming presidential vote, and they strongly favor a justice who will abide by the Constitution.
October 25, 2016
Nevada President: Clinton 46%, Trump 42%
With just two weeks left until Election Day, Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in the key state of Nevada.
October 24, 2016
Most Fear Voter Fraud, Say Candidates Shouldn't Accept Early Results
Hillary Clinton was shocked at Donald Trump’s statement during the final presidential debate that he will wait until the election results are final before accepting them because he's concerned about potential voter fraud. But most voters think that’s the right decision.
October 21, 2016
Most Still Say Clinton Should Have Been Indicted
Most voters still disagree with the FBI's decision not to seek a criminal indictment of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over her mishandling of classified information when she was secretary of State, and even more rate the issue as important to their vote.
October 20, 2016
Utah Senate: Lee (R) 57%, Snow (D) 25%
While the presidential race in Utah is unusually close, Republican Senator Mike Lee appears poised to keep his seat against Democratic challenger Misty Snow.
October 20, 2016
Voters Put More Emphasis on a Candidate's Business Experience
Voters now rate a candidate's business past as more important to their vote than experience in government.
October 20, 2016
Voters Say This Year’s Presidential Race More Negative Than Ever
Many commentators predicted an ugly presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and voters say that’s just what they got.
October 19, 2016
Democrats More Confident Their Nominee Will Help in Congress Races
Democrats are nearly twice as likely as Republicans to think their presidential nominee will help congressional candidates in their party.
October 19, 2016
Clinton, Trump Still Unpopular With Most Voters
Most voters still share unfavorable opinions of the two major party candidates for president.
October 19, 2016
Voters Rate A Candidate's Policies More Important Than Character
Nearly half of voters still say their choice this presidential election will be the lesser of two evils, although Trump supporters feel that way more strongly than Clinton voters do. Fortunately for both major party candidates who have been beset with questions about their honesty and integrity, most voters put their policy positions ahead of their character.
October 18, 2016
Voters Show More Support For a No-Fly Zone in Syria
The nature of U.S. involvement in the ongoing war in Syria has been one of the key foreign policy issues this presidential election season, and most voters now favor a no-fly zone in the embattled country despite increasing concern that it may bring the United States into a military confrontation with Russia.
October 18, 2016
Most Say Media, Not Russians, Tilting the Election
Most voters aren’t buying the story that the Russians are trying to manipulate the election for Donald Trump but think the U.S. media is trying to swing things for Hillary Clinton.
October 17, 2016
Democrats See Russia As Bigger Danger Than GOP, Unaffiliateds Do
Donald Trump views radical Islamic terrorism as the number one threat to the United States and has contradicted many in the foreign policy establishment by saying Russia would make a good ally in fighting that threat. Republicans and Trump supporters strongly agree that radical Islam is the bigger threat, but Democrats and Clinton voters tend to rate Russia as just as big a danger.
October 14, 2016
Should Trump Drop Out of the Race?
A growing number of Republican officials are asking their party’s nominee Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential race, and one-out-of-four GOP voters think that's a good idea. Most do not, and Trump supporters overwhelmingly second that emotion.
October 13, 2016
Voters Don't Think They're Getting Good Return on Investment in UN
Following the news that the United Nations has appointed a new secretary general, voters say they like the UN, but don’t necessarily agree it’s worth the cost to the United States.
October 13, 2016
Voters Don’t Trust Feds To Protect Election System From Hackers
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has confirmed hacking attempts on election systems in more than 20 states and has offered to provide states free testing of their systems before Election Day. While most voters are concerned about their state’s election system being hacked, they think state and local officials will do a better job protecting their vote than the feds will.
October 13, 2016
Voters Rate Bill Clinton's Behavior Toward Women Worse Than Trump's
Hillary Clinton jumped on the release last week of an 11-year-old video in which Donald Trump makes graphic sexual comments to say it shows her Republican rival's demeaning attitude toward women. But Trump countered that Clinton was an enabler who allowed her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to sexually assault women for years. Voters tend to agree with Trump that Bill Clinton's behavior was worse, but not surprisingly there's a sharp partisan difference of opinion.
