Two of the three top Republican hopefuls for the U.S. Senate in Indiana continue to hold double-digit leads over Democratic Congressman Brad Ellsworth. Ellsworth supported President Obama’s health care plan in a state where opposition to the legislation is higher than it is nationally.
Former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio for now runs well ahead in a three-way race for the U.S. Senate in Florida, should Governor Charlie Crist decide to run as an independent.
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans expect the cost of prescription drugs to go up if the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats becomes law.
Republican Charles Grassley continues to hold a comfortable lead over his three chief Democratic challengers in the U.S. Senate race in Iowa.
Longtime Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy is comfortably on his way to a seventh term in Washington so far.
Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia now posts a 21-point lead and crosses the critical 50% mark for incumbents in his bid for reelection.
Most voters still believe cost is the biggest problem with health care in America today, but most also think passage of the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will drive costs even higher.
Most likely voters in California (52%) believe public employee unions place a significant strain on the state’s struggling budget, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled a House of Representatives vote today on the health care reform plan proposed by the President Obama and congressional Democrats. Yet while in Congress there has been months of posturing and shifting of political tactics, voter attitudes have remained constant: A majority oppose the plan being considered by the legislators.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled a House of Representatives vote today on the health care reform plan proposed by the President Obama and congressional Democrats. Yet while in Congress there has been months of posturing and shifting of political tactics, voter attitudes have remained constant: A majority oppose the plan being considered by the legislators.
Earlier this month, thousands in California protested the recently announced education budget cuts ordered by the state to meet its growing deficit. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the state’s voters shows 62% oppose the education budget cuts and resulting tuition increases, while only 21% are in favor of them. Another 18% are undecided.
As Congress nears what could be its final vote on the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, 50% of voters nationwide say states should have the right to opt out of the entire plan.
Here it comes, ready or not.
Governor Jan Brewer now finds herself in a virtual three-way tie in Arizona’s Republican Primary gubernatorial contest.
Democratic congressional leaders have scheduled a House vote on their national health care plan this Sunday, but 59% of U.S. voters say most members of Congress will not understand what is in the plan before they vote on it.
Many individual elements of the health care plan working its way through Congress remain popular, but the cost of the plan and finding ways to pay for it remain key reasons why most voters continue to oppose the proposed legislation.
The Pennsylvania governor’s race is slightly tighter this month, but Republican Tom Corbett still posts double-digit leads on his three top Democratic opponents.
Former Democratic Governor Roy Barnes now runs virtually even with all four of his top Republican challengers in the 2010 gubernatorial race in Georgia.
The top Republican contenders for governor of Wisconsin still hold modest leads over the likely Democratic nominee, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
With congressional Democrats pushing to pass their health care plan in the next few days, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 34% of U.S. voters now think health care reform is the goal President Obama is most likely to achieve, up 10 points from last month. However, this finding is still down 13 points from the end of last year.
