Just 8% in Texas Rate U.S. Economy as Good or Excellent, 53% Rate it as Poor
Everything may be bigger in Texas, but economic optimism is the exception to that rule.
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October 9, 2010
October 9, 2010
50% of Americans Think Life Would be Better if More Lived as Christians
Half of Americans believe that life in the United States would be better if more Americans lived as Christians. This number has dropped significantly from two years ago, when 61% thought life would be better with more Christian values.
October 9, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 8, 2010
As Election Day draws near, Rasmussen Reports shifted the ratings of four key Senate races in our Election 2010 Balance of Power summary. Three of the changes favored the Republicans while one favored the Democrats.
October 9, 2010
The “Toxic” Truth About TARP By Howard Rich
As the infamous Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) winds down this week, Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C. are patting themselves on the back for a job well done. Not only are they claiming to have saved the nation from a “Second Great Depression,” this so-called economic miracle was apparently purchased at a bargain basement price.
October 9, 2010
South Dakota Governor: Daugaard (R) Still Ahead of Heidepriem (D)
Republican Dennis Daugaard continues to sit comfortably ahead of Democrat Scott Heidepriem in the South Dakota gubernatorial race.
October 9, 2010
South Dakota Governor: Daugaard (R) Still Ahead of Heidepriem (D)
Republican Dennis Daugaard continues to sit comfortably ahead of Democrat Scott Heidepriem in the South Dakota gubernatorial race.
October 9, 2010
Behind the Meltdown of the Climate-Change Bill By Debra J. Saunders
President Obama killed the climate change bill. That's the brunt of the article "As the World Burns, How the Senate and the White House missed their best chance to deal with climate change" by Ryan Lizza in the New Yorker. Lizza tells the tale of how Washington's erstwhile "Three Amigos" -- also known as K.G.L., for Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. -- cobbled together a cap-and-trade climate-change bill that had "the support both of the major green groups and the biggest polluters" -- until the deal fell apart.
October 8, 2010
Most Adults Say Physical Bullying, Cyber Bullying Are Equally Dangerous
As of late, news of bullying in schools has been taking the country by storm.
October 8, 2010
Nevada Governor: Sandoval (R) Still Holds Steady Lead Over Reid (D)
Republican Brian Sandoval still holds a 13-point lead over Democrat Rory Reid in Nevada’s gubernatorial election.
October 8, 2010
Most Americans Feel Politics Are Behind Nobel Award Selections
A majority of Americans feel that politics play a role in the awarding of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize awards.
October 8, 2010
54% in Illinois Oppose Health Insurance Requirement in New Law
Fifty-four percent (54%) of voters in Illinois oppose the provision in the national health care law that requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
October 8, 2010
Tea Party Participation Up As Election Nears
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say they are Tea Party members or have close friends or family members who are part of the movement.
October 8, 2010
House Ratings Changes By Isaac Wood
With the Crystal Ball shifting 21 House race ratings in their direction last week, the national picture looks bright for Republicans, both from a birds-eye view and also from a race-by-race perspective. This week we nudge three more Democratic-held House seats into more competitive categories, as we hone in on where exactly the GOP gains we have long projected will come from.
October 8, 2010
THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY by Larry J. Sabato
In every election cycle there are contests that one party “should” win but does not, usually because its partisans have chosen unwisely in the party primary.
October 8, 2010
Minnesota Governor: Dayton (D), Emmer (R) Remain in Tight Race
Democrat Mark Dayton and Republican Tom Emmer are still in a virtual tie in Minnesota’s gubernatorial contest.
October 8, 2010
Florida Senate: Rubio (R) Hits 50% Mark in Three-Way Race
Coming off a contentious televised debate, Republican Marco Rubio has now jumped to a two-to-one lead over Independent candidate Charlie Crist in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. Democratic Congressman Kendrick Meek still runs third.
October 8, 2010
Washington Senate: Rossi (R) Inches Ahead of Murray (D)
Republican challenger Dino Rossi has edged slightly ahead of incumbent Democrat Patty Murray in Washington’s U.S. Senate race.
October 8, 2010
Stocks Gallup Higher By Lawrence Kudlow
Could it have been the new Gallup poll that drove stocks up almost 200 points on Tuesday? That blockbuster survey, regarded by many as the blue-chip gold standard for election forecasting, pointed to an unprecedented Republican landslide tsunami in the generic congressional race.
October 7, 2010
Most People Rate Their Lives Today as Good or Excellent
Most adults can say they are doing all right these days.
October 7, 2010
Georgia Governor: Deal (R) Extends Lead over Barnes (D)
Republican Nathan Deal now holds a nine-point lead over Democrat Roy Barnes in the race to be Georgia’s next governor.
