Forty-seven percent (47%) of U.S. voters agree that it was appropriate for President Obama to fire America’s top commander in Afghanistan this week, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Republican Brian Sandoval continues to hold a lead of more than 20 points over Democrat Rory Reid in Nevada’s race for governor.
Incumbent Democrat Patty Murray and Republican challenger Dino Rossi remain tied in Washington’s U.S. Senate race, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
Will he or won’t he – leave the Obama White House soon? That seems to be one of the biggest questions surrounding the president’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, these days.
Longtime Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy now earns nearly two-thirds of the vote in his race for reelection in Vermont.
They’re key players in two of the federal government’s largest concerns – the Gulf oil leak and the new national health care plan, but a sizable number of U.S. voters don’t know who they are.
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Likely Voters in Texas believe the military should be sent to the Mexican border to prevent illegal immigration, according to a new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.
Sharron Angle’s modest bounce after her Republican Primary win appears to be over, but she still holds a slight lead over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race.
If a company drops its insurance coverage and shifts its workers to a government-sponsored health insurance option, 48% of voters nationwide say that would be bad for the employees.
Longtime Secretary of State Elaine Marshall appears to have received a bounce in support following her Democratic Primary runoff victory Tuesday and is now even with incumbent Republican Richard Burr in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.
Democratic incumbent Deval Patrick still holds a modest lead in his bid for reelection in Massachusetts’ three-way race for governor.
Nearly half of American Adults see the government today as a threat to individual rights rather than a protector of those rights.
Republican hopefuls Mark Neumann and Scott Walker both fall just short of 50% support, while Democrat Tom Barrett lost ground again this month in the gubernatorial race in Wisconsin.
Forty-six percent (46%) of voters now describe the U.S. health care system as good or excellent, but that’s down from a recent high of 55% in late April/early May.
Seventy percent (70%) of Likely Voters in Texas now say offshore oil drilling should be allowed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.
Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters now believe Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan should not be confirmed following the Senate hearings scheduled to begin next week. That's up nine points from the week President Obama announced her nomination and the highest level of opposition to date in Rasmussen Reports tracking of the Kagan nomination.
Forty-four percent (44%) of U.S. voters now say President Obama is doing a good or excellent job handling national security issues as he prepares to discipline his top commander in Afghanistan for insubordination.
Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie remains ahead of all five of his Democratic opponents in the race for governor of Vermont, crossing the 50% mark in four of the match-ups.
Arizona Democrats won’t pick their Senate nominee for another two months, which is just as well since 46% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters in the state are undecided at this point.
There’s little change in Oregon’s U.S. Senate race this month, with incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden dropping below 50% once again but still holding a 10-point lead on Republican challenger Jim Huffman.
