TX Senate: Hutchison by 26
Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is one incumbent whose campaign seems unimpaired by the malaise afflicting the GOP this election year.
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September 13, 2006
September 12, 2006
AR Governor: Beebe by 11
For the first time since May, State Attorney General Mike Beebe’s lead in the race for Arkansas governor is back to double digits.
September 12, 2006
Americans Comfortable with Balance Between Security & Liberties
The past five years have forced Americans to consider the tension between national security concerns and individual liberties in a new era of technology and against a new type of security threat.
September 12, 2006
Americans Split on Iraq as Part of War on Terror
Americans are evenly divided as to whether the war in Iraq is part of the larger War on Terror or a distraction from it. The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey finds that 43% believe Iraq is part of the War on Terror while 44% disagree and view it as a distraction.
September 12, 2006
CA: Schwarzenegger by 8
In California's competitive gubernatorial race, Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger now leads Democratic challenger Phil Angelides 47% to 39%.
September 12, 2006
WA Senator: Cantwell’s Lead Up 11-Points
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell now leads Republican challenger Mike McGavick 52% to 35%. She led by six in the previous poll.
September 11, 2006
WV Senate: Byrd With 33 Point Lead
After garnering support levels in the high 50s for the last several months, Democratic Senator Robert Byrd has pierced the 60% threshold in our polling to now lead Republican John Raese 63% to 30%.
September 11, 2006
On 5th Aniversary of 9/11, 21% say U.S. Has Changed for the Better
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, 57% thought the nation had changed for the better. That number actually grew to 61% by January 2002. Now, half a decade later, just 21% of American adults hold that optimistic view.
September 10, 2006
War on Terror Update: 41% Believe U.S. Winning
Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans now believe the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror. That’s up slightly from 38% a month ago, but last month’s reading matched the lowest level ever recorded.
September 10, 2006
SC Governor: Sanford's Lead Holding
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford (R) now leads State Senator Tommy
Moore (D) 51% to 38%.
September 8, 2006
AK Governor: Palin by 14
Coming off the heels of her pronounced victory in the Republican primary against incumbent Frank Murkowski, Sarah Palin (R) is readily handling her next round of competition.
September 8, 2006
Senate Balance of Power - September 8, 2006
The Tennessee Senate race is getting closer and Rasmussen Reports now classifies the Corker-Ford race as a “Toss-Up.”
September 7, 2006
Hillary Meter: 41% See Clinton as Politically Liberal
According to public perceptions, Senator Hillary Clinton has moved 5 points closer to the nation's political center over the past two weeks. The latest Hillary Meter finds that 41% now label the former First Lady as politically liberal.
September 7, 2006
TN Senate: Ford Within 1
The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows U.S. Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. closing in on Bob Corker in what has become one of the country’s marquee Senate races.
September 7, 2006
TN Governor: Bredesen by 27
Incumbent Gov. Phil Bredesen has no worries as he heads into his November re-election. The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Bredesen firmly in the lead over Republican State Sen. Jim Bryson, 58% to 31%.
September 7, 2006
MI Senate: Stabenow by 8
Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow has widened the distance between herself and Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard. The incumbent now leads 51% to 43%.
September 7, 2006
MI Governor: It's Now DeVos by 2
Michigan's edge-of-the-seat battle for Governor remains as competitive as ever, with Republican challenger Dick DeVos now edging out Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm 48% to 46%.
September 6, 2006
NJ Senate: Kean Retakes Lead
Republican State Senator Tom Kean Jr., son of the former NJ Governor, again leads Democratic Senator Bob Menendez in New Jersey's race for U.S. Senate.
September 6, 2006
OK Governor: Henry by 21
Incumbent Brad Henry is firmly in control of his bid for a second term as Oklahoma’s governor. The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll shows Henry leading his Republican challenger, U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook, 54% to 33%.
September 6, 2006
Senate Balance of Power - September 6, 2006
Based upon our latest poll in New Jersey Rasmussen Reports is shifting the Garden State Senate race from “Leans Democrat” to “Toss-Up.” This reduces the number of states in the Democrat or Leans Democrat categories to 45. Fifty Senate seats are favored to remain in GOP hands while 5 are now in the Toss-Up category.
