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                            October 7, 201487% Exercise At Least Once a Week
Most Americans exercise at least once a week and believe it’s important for a healthy life.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that an overwhelming 86% of American Adults consider exercise at least somewhat important to their daily lives, with 39% who view it as Very Important. Most adults have consistently said exercise is important in their daily life in surveys since 2006. Only 13% consider exercise not very or Not At All Important. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 American Adults was conducted on September 30-October 1, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 7, 2014More Americans Than Ever Plan to Get a Flu Shot This Year
Flu season is back, and more Americans than ever plan to do something about it.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 58% of American Adults say they intend to get a flu shot this year. That's up six points from last year and the highest finding since we first started asking this question in 2006. Thirty-five percent (35%) don’t plan on getting a shot this year, down from 44% a year ago. Seven percent (7%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on October 4-5, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 7, 2014Voters to Government: Keep Your Hands Off My Property
Americans strongly oppose the practice of eminent domain that allows government to seize private property for public use. Perhaps in large part that’s because they don’t trust government in general.
Just 15% of Americans Adults favor eminent domain, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Sixty-six percent (66%) oppose the law that allows government to seize an individual’s land for public use including the construction of public buildings and even commercial development. Nineteen percent (19%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on October 2-3, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC . See methodology.
October 7, 2014It's Not Unnatural for Republicans to Want the President Protected By Michael Barone
"Even opposition lawmakers who have spent the last six years fighting his every initiative have expressed deep worry for his security."  

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                            October 7, 2014Voters Think Secret Service Mistakes Happen More Often Than We Know
Though the recent security lapses by the Secret Service have been highly publicized, many voters think they are just the tip of the iceberg. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 29% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the recent mistakes in the Secret Service’s protection of the president were isolated incidents. Fifty-three percent (53%) think mistakes are more common than have been reported. Another 18% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national telephone survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on October 3-4, 2014. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
October 7, 2014Oh, for a Table to Eat On by Froma Harrop
I was hungry and between flights at Atlanta's airport, "the world's busiest." So I wandered the corridor looking for a clean place to sit and eat something not dripping in grease.

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                            October 7, 2014Voters More Favorable Toward Women, Gays in Military
Voters have become more accepting of women and gay and lesbian soldiers taking larger roles in the U.S. military than they have been in the past.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 49% of Likely U.S. Voters say the growing role of women in the military services is good for the military, tying February’s high, though that number has stayed in the narrow 45% to 49% range since polling began in late 2013. Just 15% now think women’s growing roles are bad for the military, down from 17%. One-in-three (30%) think it has no impact on the U.S. military. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on October 1-2, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 6, 201412% Consider Themselves the Working Poor
Although the number of workers expecting a raise within the next year ties the all-time high, roughly one-in-10 still consider themselves among the working poor.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 50% of working Americans think they will be earning more money a year from today, tying July’s all-time high. Just 11% believe they will be earning less in a year. Thirty-two percent (32%) say their salary will be about the same in a year’s time, but that’s the lowest finding since April 2009. (To see survey question wording, click here).
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The survey of 622 Employed Adults was conducted on September 28-29, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 6, 2014Georgia Governor: Deal (R) 49%, Carter (D) 43%
Republican Governor Nathan Deal has pulled to his largest lead yet over Democratic challenger Jason Carter in his bid for reelection in Georgia.
Deal now picks up 49% of the vote to Carter’s 43% in the latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Georgia Voters. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate in the race, while six percent (6%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters in Georgia was conducted on September 30-October 1, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 6, 2014Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 41%, Republicans 39%
Democrats have a two-point lead on the latest Generic Congressional Ballot.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending October 5 finds that 41% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Democrat in their district’s congressional race if the election were held today, while 39% would choose the Republican.
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The national telephone survey of 3,500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports from September 29-October 5, 2014. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 6, 2014Americans Favor Temporary Flight Ban From Ebola-Affected Areas in Africa
Following news of the first Ebola case diagnosed in Dallas, Texas, American adults are more concerned about the virus and most favor a temporary ban on flights from African countries afflicted with the virus. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that most Americans (58%) believe the United States should impose a temporary ban on all airline flights from countries in Africa where there are confirmed cases of Ebola. Twenty-four percent (24%) don’t think there should be such a ban, while 17% more are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on October 4-5, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 6, 201448% Still Oppose Individual Insurance Mandate, 40% Favor
Voters still aren’t sold on Obamacare’s individual insurance mandate.
Forty-eight percent (48%) of Likely U.S. Voters oppose the new health care law’s requirement that every American buy or obtain insurance. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 40% disagree and believe the government should require Americans to have health insurance. Eleven percent (11%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on October 3-4, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 5, 2014Texas Senate: Cornyn (R) 50%, Alameel (D) 29%
Incumbent Republican John Cornyn remains a near certainty for reelection to the U.S. Senate in Texas.
The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Texas Voters shows Cornyn with 50% support to Democratic challenger David Alameel’s 29%. Six percent (6%) like another candidate in the race, and 15% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 840 Likely Voters in Texas was conducted on October 1-2, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 4, 2014Minnesota Governor: Dayton (D) 50%, Johnson (R) 40%
Democratic Governor Mark Dayton has widened his lead over Republican challenger Jeff Johnson in his bid for reelection in Minnesota.
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The survey of 750 Likely Voters in Minnesota was conducted on September 29-30, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 4, 2014What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 4, 2014
What did Shakespeare’s Macbeth say of life? “It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” He might just as well have been talking about politics in America today.

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                            October 3, 2014Texas Governor: Abbott (R) 51%, Davis (D) 40%
Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott has a double-digit lead over Democrat Wendy Davis in the race to be Texas’ first new governor in nearly 14 years.
Abbott posts a 51% to 40% lead over Davis, a state senator, in Rasmussen Reports’ latest statewide telephone survey of Likely Texas Votes. Three percent (3%) like some other candidate, and seven percent (7%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 840 Likely Voters in Texas was conducted on October 1-2, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 3, 2014Most Think Americans Should Be Proud of U.S. History
Most adults think their fellow Americans should be proud of the nation’s history, but most doubt that they actually know much about it.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 72% of American Adults say Americans should be proud of the history of the United States. They’ve been saying the same for over six years. Just 12% think they should be ashamed of it, while 16% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national telephone survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on September 26-27, 2014. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 3, 2014Georgia Senate: Perdue (R) 46%, Nunn (D) 42%
Republican David Perdue still holds a slight lead over Democrat Michelle Nunn inGeorgia's U.S. Senate race. 
The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely GeorgiaVoters finds Perdue drawing 46% of the vote to Democrat Nunn’s 42%. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate in the race, while nine percent (9%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) 
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters in Georgia was conducted on September 30-October 1, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            October 3, 2014One Year Later, 82% Say Government Shutdown Has Had Little Impact on Them
Voters think last year’s partial shutdown of the federal government never should have happened, but the vast majority acknowledges that the shutdown has had little or no impact on them personally. The shutdown began a year ago this week amid protests from President Obama and senior congressional Democrats that it would have a disastrous effect on the U.S. economy, and 26% of Likely U.S. Voters agree that the overall impact of the shutdown has been as bad as predicted. But the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 51% disagree and say the overall impact has not been as bad as predicted. Twenty-three percent (23%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on October 1-2, 2014 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. 
October 3, 2014It Looks Like a GOP Wave; the Question is How Far it Goes by Michael Barone
Republicans seem to be pulling away in the race to win a majority in the U.S. Senate. At least this week.
In mid-September, several polls seemed to be going the other way. The well-informed Washington Post analyst Chris Cillizza wrote that for the first time in this election cycle, odds favored the Democrats keeping their majority.
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