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April 15, 2006
April 15, 2006
KS Governor: Sebelius Lead Expands
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) has expanded her lead against two Republican challengers and, for the first time, moved above the 50% level of voter support.
April 15, 2006
Arkansas Governor
Democrat Mike Beebe leads Asa Hutchinson (R) by 11 points in the race to succeed Mike Huckabee as Governor of Arkansas.
April 15, 2006
Montana Senate
Burns now leads State Senate President Jon Tester 47% to 44%. A month ago, Burns trailed Tester 46% to 43%. Two weeks ago, Burns had pulled even.
April 14, 2006
61% Say Tax Hikes Hurt Economy
Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans say that filling out their income tax paperwork is worse than going to the dentist.
April 14, 2006
Florida Senate
The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll of Florida voters shows Nelson leading Harris by 30 percentage points, 57% to 27%. A month ago, Nelson led by 21 points.
April 14, 2006
Massachusetts Governor
Our latest survey of the race for Massachusetts governor shows businessman Christy P. Mihos, running as an Independent, continuing to grab a big slice of support. Democratic contenders still have the edge, but it has declined slightly.
April 13, 2006
Washington Senate
Democratic U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell now leads McGavick 48% to 40%. In March, Cantwell led 49% to 36%.
April 12, 2006
Missouri Senate
In our latest survey of the suspenseful race for the U.S. Senate in Missouri, Democratic State Auditor Claire McCaskill now nominally leads Republican Senator Jim Talent, the first-term incumbent, by 42% to 41%.
April 11, 2006
GOP Gains on Immigration
The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey found that 37% of Americans now trust Republicans more than Democrats on the issue of immigration.
April 10, 2006
Partisan Trends
Americans today are a bit more likely to consider themselves Democrats than they did around Election Day 2004. However, the Democrats are not doing quite as well as they did in March of that election year.
April 7, 2006
46% Prefer Candidate Who Favors Border Barrier
Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans said that they prefer the candidate with the harder line on illegal aliens while 38% opt for the candidate who wants to expand legal opportunities for foreign workers to find jobs.
April 7, 2006
20% Have Favorable Opinion of DeLay
Following Tom DeLay's announcement that he is leaving office, just 20% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the embattled Congressman. The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey found that 45% have an unfavorable opinion of him.
April 7, 2006
ME Governor: Baldacci Still in 40% Neighborhood
In the race for Governor of Maine, the Democratic incumbent is still scrambling for a toehold against several possible Republican challengers. Incumbents with less than 50% support are especially at risk in their reelection efforts, but Governor John Baldacci has trouble staying above even 40%. He currently does so in only one of the prospective face-offs we asked likely voters about.
April 6, 2006
Michigan Senate: Stabenow Still Leads, but Challengers Gain
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) continues to lead three potential Republican challengers by double digits, but the challengers have gained a little ground over the past month.
April 5, 2006
PA Senate
The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in the Keystone State shows Democrat Bob Casey leading Santorum 50% to 41%.
April 5, 2006
CO Governor: Race for Governor Tightens
Ritter nominally leads Beauprez 41% to 40%, a dead heat. Ritter leads former University of Denver President Marc Holtzman 41% to 36%.
April 5, 2006
IA Governor: Little Change, Still Close
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows little change in the race for Iowa Governor. In February, Republican Congressman Jim Nussle was neck and neck with Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver, while clearly leading the other Democrats vying for their party's nomination. This generalization still holds true.
April 5, 2006
Worker Confidence Cools, But Remains Hot in March
Coming off of a 15-month high of 108.2 in February, the Hudson Employment IndexSM fell two points in March to 106.2. While none of the factors influencing the Index reported any noteworthy changes, there was a slight easing of optimism virtually across the board.
April 4, 2006
AZ Senate
In the race for Senate, Arizona Senator Jon Kyl (R) is maintaining and even slightly widening a big lead over real estate developer Jim Pederson (D), 56% to 33%.
