Most U.S. voters think it is at least somewhat important for Congress to pass major energy legislation aimed at reducing global warming this year - as long as it doesn’t cost them more in taxes and raise their utility bills.
Congressman Peter Hoektsra has a slight lead over his Republican rivals in the party’s wide-open primary race for governor of Michigan.
Michigan voters won’t definitely know the gubernatorial candidates of the two major parties until their August 3 primaries, but for now the Republican has a slight edge.
Former Senator Lincoln Chafee and Democratic State Treasurer Frank Caprio now earn the same level of support from voters in Rhode Island’s gubernatorial election.
Building on an already sizable advantage over the likely Democratic nominee, Republican Lieutenant Governor Dennis Daugaard now earns 53% support from likely voters in South Dakota’s gubernatorial race, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
While Americans continue to strongly support efforts that will slow or stop illegal immigration, most also still favor a generally welcoming policy of legal immigration.
Support for both candidates in North Dakota’s race for the House continues to hover in the 40s, with the contest closer now that it has been to date.
Support for repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan is proving to be just as consistent as opposition to the plan before it was passed.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer last week signed a new law into effect that authorizes local police to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant.
Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is still in a close race with her strongest Republican challenger but has gained support in match-ups with two other GOP hopefuls.
He was Maryland’s first African-American lieutenant governor and then ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of likely Texas voters believe that America is overtaxed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Twenty percent (20%) disagree, and 13% more aren't sure.
Now that Congress has finished the health care debate, the Obama administration is turning its attention to the financial industry.
Only 21% of Americans think that rulings by judges in recent years regarding religion in public life have correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the likely Democratic candidate, now attracts virtually the same level of support as his two Republican opponents in Wisconsin’s race for governor.
As Pennsylvania wrestles with another tough budget year, 64% of voters in the state say they prefer a smaller government with lower taxes than a more active state government with higher taxes.
Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson finally has a major Democratic opponent in his bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate, but the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race finds the incumbent holding on to more than 50% support.
The rematch is on: Republican Bob Ehrlich is officially challenging incumbent Democrat Martin O’Malley for governor of Maryland, and the race at this stage is wide open.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of likely voters in Pennsylvania now approve of the job Ed Rendell is doing as governor.
The Philadelphia Eagles’ decision to trade longtime quarterback Donovan McNabb to the division rival Washington Redskins sent shockwaves through the city’s avid fan base.
