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October 19, 2006Hillary Meter
  
Forty percent (40%) of Americans say they would definitely vote 
    
      against
     Senator Hillary Clinton if she is on the Presidential ballot in 2008. This is up three points from 37% in our last Hillary Meter survey, and the highest this measure has been since early August. Thirty-one percent (31%) said they would definitely vote for her, down slightly from two weeks ago (see trends). In every edition of the Hillary Meter, a plurality of Americans have said they would definitely vote against her.
October 18, 2006PA Senate: Santorum Trailing by 13
  
With just a few weeks to go until November 7, Senator Rick Santorum's chances of securing reelection fade a bit more every day. The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll finds that challenger Bob Casey, Jr. has a thirteen point advantage, 54% to 41%.
October 17, 2006CA Governor: Schwarzenegger (R) 49% Angelides (D) 40%
  
The most recent Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger leading Democrat Phil Angelides 49% to 40%. That’s a single-point improvement in the incumbent’s favor since last month’s poll. 

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                            October 17, 2006Georgia Governor: Perdue by 25
  
While many candidates around the country are scrambling in the final weeks leading up to November 7, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has no worries. 

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                            October 17, 2006MD Governor: O'Malley (D) 50% Ehrlich (R) 44%
  
Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley now leads Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich 50% to 44%. When leaners are added to the mix, O'Malley leads 53% to 45%.

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                            October 16, 2006AK Governor: Palin (R) 47%; Knowles (D) 40%
  
Tony Knowles (D) is gaining ground in his bid to become Alaska’s next governor. However, the latest Rasmussen Reports election poll shows Republican Sarah Palin with a seven-point lead over Knowles, 47% to 40%.

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                            October 16, 2006MD Senate: Cardin Maintains 7-Point Lead
  
Despite a late and bitter Democratic primary, Democratic Congressman Benjamin L. Cardin is maintaining a moderate lead of 50% to 43% over Lieutenant Governor Michael S. Steele (R). 

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                            October 16, 2006OH Senate: Brown Holds On to 5-Point Edge
  
Democratic Congressman Sherrod Brown now leads by five percentage points over Republican Senator Mike DeWine in Ohio's competitive U.S. Senate race.

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                            October 16, 2006MO Senate: McCaskill, Talent Neck-and-Neck
  
Just days after Missouri's major candidates for U.S. Senate clashed on national television, a Rasmussen Reports poll of the race shows Republican Senator Jim Talent with a wafer-thin lead of 43% to 42%.

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                            October 16, 2006VA Senate: Allen Lead Down to 3 Points
  
Republican Senator George Allen now leads Democrat James Webb by just three percentage points—47% to 44%. In early October his margin was six points.

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                            October 14, 2006NJ Senate: Menendez (D) 42%; Kean (R) 39%
  
New Jersey has become home to one of the nation’s most unexpected contested Senate races of Election 2006. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows the sixth lead change of that race.

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                            October 13, 2006North Korea: Nuclear Test Has Little Impact on Public Opinion
  
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of respondents to a recent Rasmussen Reports survey about the country's nuclear intentions say they're concerned about the threat that North Korea might use nuclear weapons against the United States.

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                            October 13, 2006TN Senate: Ford (D) 48%; Corker (R) 46%
  
Following a shakeup in the Corker campaign, Tennessee's race for U.S. Senate has grown even tighter. Democratic Congressman Harold Ford now leads Republican Mayor Bob Corker by just two points.

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                            October 13, 2006MT Senate: Burns Still Down by 7
  
As November 7 looms, the reelection bid of Republican U.S. Senator Conrad Burns continues to stall. State Senate President and wheat farmer Jon Tester (D) now leads 49% to 42%.
October 13, 2006Senate Balance of Power - October 13, 2006
  
Tennessee Senate race moves from “Leans Democrat” to “Toss-Up” and Rasmussen Reports now rates 49 Senate seats as Republican or Leans Republican and 48 seats as Democrat or Leans Democrat.

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                            October 12, 2006Foley Debacle Has No Impact on Partisan Affiliation
  
Rasmussen Reports survey data shows that the story surrounding former Congressman Mark Foley has had little or no impact on partisan identification among the general public.

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                            October 10, 2006RI Senate: Chafee Down 10
  
He prevailed in Rhode Island’s highly watched Republican primary, but incumbent U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee's road to November 7 looks to be an uphill one. 
October 10, 2006PA Senate: Casey (D) 50%; Santorum (R) 37%
  
Republican Senator Rick Santorum continues to be the nation’s most vulnerable incumbent and has lost ground once again to Democratic challenger Bob Casey, Jr. Casey now leads the race, 50% to 37%.

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                            October 10, 2006RI Governor: Carcieri Up Three
  
Incumbent Donald Carcieri’s (R) lead has been extended by a single point in Rhode Island’s gubernatorial race. The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Carcieri leading Lt. Governor Charles Fogarty (D) 47% to 44%.

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                            October 9, 2006MI Senate: Stabenow Jumps to 17-Point Lead
  
Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow now leads Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard 56% to 39%, doubling the margin she enjoyed in our last poll.