Arizona Senate GOP Primary: McCain 52%, Hayworth 40%
Senator John McCain continues to lead Arizona’s hotly contested Republican Senate Primary contest but his level of support is stuck ina narrow range between 47% and 53%.
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May 19, 2010
May 19, 2010
Arizona Senate: Republicans Remain Ahead of Glassman
Both contenders for the Republican Senate nomination have widened their leads over Democrat Rodney Glassman in Arizona’s U.S. Senate race.
May 19, 2010
Connecticut Senate: Blumenthal Loses Ground, Leads McMahon By Just Three PointsLeads
Following a New York Times report that he exaggerated his military record, DemocraticSenate hopeful Richard Blumenthal has lost ground in match-ups againstall his potential Republican challengers in Connecticut.
May 18, 2010
64% Favor Offshore Oil Drilling
Despite the major oil rig leak that continues to spew an estimated 5,000 barrels a day into the Gulf of Mexico, the majority of U.S. voters still support offshore oil drilling.
May 18, 2010
39% Favor Kagan’s Confirmation to Supreme Court, 39% Oppose
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan spent the past week introducing herself to the Senate and to the nation, but U.S. voters remain evenly divided over whether she should be confirmed for the high court.
May 18, 2010
66% of Pennsylvania Voters Say America Is Overtaxed
Sixty-six percent (66%) of likely Pennsylvania voters believe that America is overtaxed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. Only 23% disagree, while 10% more are not sure.
May 18, 2010
Florida Governor: Newcomer Scott Mixes Up The Race
Millionaire health care executive Rick Scott has bombarded the airwaves to launch his out-of-nowhere bid for governor of Florida, while both the long-running gubernatorial candidates seem to be slipping slightly in the polls.
May 18, 2010
New York Senate: Gillibrand Far Outpaces GOP Challengers
No major Republican has opted to challenge her, and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is comfortably ahead of the three lesser-known GOP hopefuls who’ve announced for this year’s special Senate election in New York.
May 18, 2010
Texas Governor: Perry 51%, White 38%
Texas Governor Rick Perry earns himself a little more breathing room this month, crossing the 50% mark for the first time in his bid for reelection against Democrat Bill White.
May 17, 2010
64% in Pennsylvania Support Offshore Oil Drilling
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 64% of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania still support offshore oil drilling, despite the ongoing major oil rig leak in the Gulf of Mexico. This marks just a five-point loss of support from a month ago.
May 17, 2010
55% Favor Immigration Law Like Arizona’s For Their State
Most U.S. voters have been following news reports about the new immigration law in Arizona, and 55% favor passage of such a law in their own state.
May 17, 2010
56% Still Want to Repeal Health Care Law, Political Class Disagrees
Some things never change, and voter opposition to the recently passed national health care law appears to be one of them.
May 17, 2010
Florida Senate: Rubio 39%, Crist 31%, Meek 18%
Charlie Crist received a bounce in the polls when he left the Republican Party to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. New numbers suggest that the bounce for the governor is over.
May 16, 2010
58% in Pennsylvania Favor Immigration Law Like Arizona's
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Likely Pennsylvania Voters favor a law like the one recently adopted in Arizona that authorizes local police to check the immigration status of individuals they stop, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. Thirty-two percent (32%) oppose such a law.
May 16, 2010
51% Say United States Is Last Best Hope of Mankind
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 51% of voters nationwide believe the United States is the last best hope of mankind. Twenty-six percent (26%) disagree, and 24% are not sure.
May 15, 2010
44% in California Favor Law Like Arizona’s, 48% Oppose
Forty-four percent (44%) of Likely Voters in California favor a law like the one just adopted in Arizona that requires police to check the immigration status of those they stop if they suspect them of being illegal immigrants.
May 15, 2010
49% in Colorado Favor Legalizing and Taxing Marijuana
In the same week that Colorado lawmakers approved a bill increasing regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries, 49% of the state’s voters say the drug should be legalized and taxed.
May 15, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending May 14, 2010
It’s moment of truth time again. Or more accurately this coming Tuesday is primary day in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arkansas and Oregon.
May 14, 2010
Idaho Senate: Crapo 66%, Sullivan 22%
Republican Senator Mike Crapo posts a three-to-one lead over Democratic challenger Tom Sullivan in his bid for reelection in Idaho, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey in the state.
May 14, 2010
71% Say U.S. More Positive Force in World Than UN, Political Class Not So Sure
Seventy-one percent (71%) of U.S. voters say the United States is a more positive force for good in the world today than the United Nations, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
