What I Would Do If I Were Governor by Debra J. Saunders
I agreed to be on a panel at UC Berkeley's Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service Monday night, where we addressed the question "California's Next Governor: What Should the Agenda Be?"
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September 21, 2010
September 21, 2010
New York Senate: Gillibrand (D) 49%, DioGuardi (R) 39%
Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand continues to enjoy a double-digit lead over Republican challenger Joseph DioGuardi in the first post-primary survey of New York’s special U.S. Senate election. However, the GOP hopeful has gained some ground since winning the nomination.
September 21, 2010
California Senate: Boxer (D) 47%, Fiorina (R) 43%
The U.S. Senate race in California remains a battle of inches.
September 21, 2010
Michigan Governor: Snyder (R) 51%, Bernero (D) 38%
Republican Rick Snyder continues to hold a double-digit lead over Democrat Virg Bernero in Michigan’s gubernatorial race.
September 21, 2010
Alaska Senate: Miller (R) Holds Double-Digit Lead Over McAdams (D), Murkowski
Republican Joe Miller attracts 42% of the vote in the first Rasmussen Reports poll of the Alaska Senate race since GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski announced her write-in campaign to try to keep her job.
September 20, 2010
Rhode Island Governor: Chafee (I) 33%, Caprio (D) 30%, Robitaille (R) 23%, Block (M) 5%
Independent candidate Lincoln Chafee holds a very slight lead over Democrat Frank Caprio in the first Rasmussen Reports post-primary survey of Rhode Island’s gubernatorial contest.
September 20, 2010
43% Say Government Programs Increase Poverty in America
A plurality of Americans (43%) believe that government programs increase poverty in America.
September 20, 2010
56% in Illinois Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
Fifty-six percent (56%) of Likely Voters in Illinois at least somewhat favor repeal of the new national health care law, including 44% who Strongly Favor repeal.
September 20, 2010
52% of Voters Say Their Views Are More Like Palin’s Than Obama’s
Fifty-two percent (52%) of Likely U.S. Voters say their own views are closer to Sarah Palin’s than they are to President Obama’s, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 20, 2010
Dems at War: Public Unions vs. Gentry Liberals by Michael Barone
My subject today is the civil war raging in one of our great political parties, as highlighted in recent primary elections.
September 20, 2010
Maryland Governor: O’Malley (D) 50%, Ehrlich (R) 47%
The race for governor of Maryland remains a close one, with incumbent Democrat Martin O’Malley and Republican challenger Bob Ehrlich in a virtual tie again this month.
September 20, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 48%, Democrats 38%
Republican candidates now hold a 10-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, September 19, 2010.
September 20, 2010
New York Governor: Cuomo (D) 54%, Paladino (R) 38%
Democrat Andrew Cuomo still holds a double-digit lead over Republican challenger Carl Paladino in Rasmussen Reports’ first post-primary survey of the New York governor’s race.
September 20, 2010
61% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
Sixty-one percent (61%) of Likely U.S. Voters now at least somewhat favor repeal of the new national health care law, including 50% who Strongly Favor it. That’s up eight points from a week ago and the highest level of opposition measured since late May.
September 20, 2010
West Virginia Senate: Manchin (D) 50%, Raese (R) 43%
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin and Republican businessman John Raese continue to run a surprisingly close race in the state's special Senate election to replace the late Robert Byrd.
September 19, 2010
Maryland Senate: Mikulski (D) 54%, Wargotz (R) 38%
The first post-primary survey of the U.S. Senate race in Maryland shows longtime Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski still leading Republican challenger Eric Wargotz by double-digits.
September 19, 2010
End Prohibition; Yes on Proposition 19 By Debra J. Saunders
"In almost every respect imaginable, Prohibition was a failure," former New York Times public editor Daniel Okrent concluded at the close of his new book, "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition." "It encouraged criminality and institutionalized hypocrisy. It deprived the government of revenue, stripped the gears of the political system, and proposed profound limitations on individual rights."
September 19, 2010
67% Say They Are Better Informed Than 10 Years Ago
While newspapers and broadcast outlets struggle to survive in the Internet age, two-out-of-three Americans (67%) feel they are more informed today than they were 10 years ago. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just eight percent (8%) consider themselves less informed these days, while 22% think their level of knowledge is about the same.
September 19, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 51%, Barrett (D) 43%
Following his Tuesday Republican Primary win, Scott Walker bounces to his best showing yet in the Wisconsin governor's race.
September 18, 2010
Vermont House of Representatives: Welch (D) 64%, Beaudry (R) 30%
Rasmussen Reports’ first look at the race for Vermont's only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives finds Democratic Congressman Peter Welch well ahead of his Republican challenger, Paul Beaudry.
