Arizona legislators are already being criticized for another tough measure they are considering to combat illegal immigration – denying birth certificates to children born to illegal immigrants in the state.
Sixty percent (60%) of voters nationwide favor repeal of the recently passed health care law, including 49% who Strongly Favor repeal.
The players are the same, and the numbers haven’t changed. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the governor’s race in Ohio finds Republican John Kasich with a 47% to 40% lead over incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland - for the second month in a row. Three percent (3%) of Likely Voters in the state prefer some other candidate, and 10% are undecided.
This Independence Day, Americans overwhelmingly agree with the core ideals instilled in the founding document of the United States.
As the United States prepares to celebrate the nation’s birthday, concerns about the economy continue to grow and the stock market has turned decidedly sour.
Every morning children in school stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, which says “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
The Ohio Senate race between former Republican Congressman Rob Portman and Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher remains very close.
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Americans say city governments do not have the right to prevent citizens from owning handguns, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Most Americans say don’t mess with the U.S. Constitution, even though a plurality still believes it does not restrict the government enough.
The U.S. government is now reportedly accepting help from a number of countries and international organizations to fight the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, but Americans aren’t enthusiastic about U.N. involvement in the offshore oil drilling debate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up questioning of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan Wednesday night, but this week’s hearings have done little to improve voters’ perceptions of the former Harvard Law School dean.
Republican Pat Toomey continues to hold a modest advantage over Democrat Joe Sestak in the race to replace Arlen Specter as U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.
Sixty percent (60%) of U.S. voters continue to support offshore oil drilling, but voters remain critical of President Obama's response to the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and are more critical than ever of how the companies involved are responding.
Missouri’s Senate race remains on the same course it’s held for months, with Republican Congressman Roy Blunt posting a slight lead over Democrat Robin Carnahan.
The U.S. Senate race in Kentucky is little changed from earlier this month, with Republican Rand Paul continuing to hold a modest lead over Democrat Jack Conway.
Former Congressman Neil Abercrombie continues to run slightly stronger than fellow Democrat Mufi Hannemann, but both are well ahead of their Republican foes in Hawaii’s race for governor.
Democratic Senator Daniel Inouye looks like one incumbent without much to worry about this year. He holds a better than three-to-one lead over his only announced Republican opponent in Hawaii’s race for the U.S. Senate.
Seventy-four percent (74%) of Louisiana voters now approve of the job being done by Governor Bobby Jindal, a 10-point jump from April for the already–popular chief executive.
Forty-nine percent (49%) of Americans favor continued deepwater drilling despite the oil rig disaster that caused the ongoing environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
