Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 47%, Democrats 38%
Republican candidates now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, September 12, 2010.
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September 13, 2010
September 13, 2010
Only 15% Expect Home's Value to Increase Over Next Year; 23% Expect the Opposite
Short-term confidence in the housing market is at an all-time low, while confidence in the long-term market is inching back up.
September 13, 2010
Illinois Governor: Brady (R) 50%, Quinn (D) 37%, Whitney (G) 4%
Republican Bill Brady earns his highest level of support yet against Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in Illinois’ gubernatorial contest, moving this race from a Toss-Up to Solid GOP in the Election 2010 Gubernatorial Scorecard.
September 13, 2010
51% Favor Extending Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy
A majority (51%) of U.S. voters now support extending the so-called Bush tax cuts for all Americans including the wealthy, even as the House Republican leader indicates he is willing to compromise with President Obama and not include wealthy taxpayers in the tax cut extension.
September 13, 2010
Gangster Government Stifles Criticism of Obamacare by Michael Barone
"There will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases."
September 13, 2010
53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
Fifty-three percent (53%) of U.S. voters now say they at least somewhat favor repeal of the new national health care law, matching the lowest level of opposition since the bill was passed by Congress in March. That includes 42% who Strongly Favor repeal.
September 13, 2010
Connecticut Governor: Malloy (D) 46%, Foley (R) 39%
The first Rasmussen Reports post-primary telephone survey of Likely Connecticut Voters finds Democrat Dan Malloy earning his highest level of support against Republican Thomas Foley in the state's gubernatorial contest.
September 12, 2010
42% of Homeowners in Illinois Say Mortgage Worth More than Home
Homeowners in Illinois are almost evenly divided on whether the value of their home is worth more than their mortgage, and they are not very optimistic about their home values in the near future.
September 12, 2010
39% Say U.S. Relationship With Muslims Worldwide Will Be Worse In A Year's Time
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of U.S. voters expect America's relationship with Muslims worldwide to be worse one year from now, a level reached only twice before - after failed Islamic terrorist attempts - and the most pessimistic assessment in 15 months of surveying on the question.
September 12, 2010
South Dakota Governor: Daugaard (R) 57%, Heidepriem (D) 28%
Republican Dennis Daugaard continues to hold a commanding lead over Democrat Scott Heidepriem in the race to be South Dakota’s next governor.
September 12, 2010
Zen and Art of Political Machine Maintenance By Debra J. Saunders
Jerry Brown has a secret plan to balance the California state budget. When the state attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial nominee recently visited the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board, he brought with him a large three-ring binder with his ideas on how to bring state spending back into the black. But he wouldn't tell us what was in the book.
September 12, 2010
48% Give Obama Poor Marks on The Economy
This past week, President Obama made a highly-publicized push on the economic front, including a proposed $50 billion jobs plan, tax credits for small businesses and a press conference to promote it all. But 48% of voters still say the president is doing a poor job when it comes to handling the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 11, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending September 10, 2010
President Obama declared in a press conference on Friday that his job is to stimulate the economy. The problem for he and many of his fellow Democrats appears to be that voters don't like how he's going about doing that.
September 11, 2010
68% in California Think Congress Should Cut Its Own Pay Until Federal Budget is Balanced
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of voters in California feel members of Congress should cut their own pay until the federal budget is balanced, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Golden state.
September 11, 2010
Oregon Senate: Wyden (D) 53%, Huffman (R) 35%
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden continues to hold a double-digit lead over his Republican challenger in his bid for reelection in Oregon.
September 11, 2010
Bashing Bush and Boehner Won’t Work By Lawrence Kudlow
Under pressure from a barrage of bad midterm-election polls, President Obama has gone on the campaign trail to blame Pres. George W. Bush for all our economic problems, and to bash House Republican leader John Boehner as nothing more than a Bush retread.
September 11, 2010
71% Say Another 9/11 is Likely To Happen In Next 10 Years
Today is the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and 71% of Americans think it’s at least somewhat likely another event this devastating will happen within the next decade. This includes 39% who say it's Very Likely.
September 10, 2010
47% Say U.S. is Safer Today Than Before 9/11
Forty-seven percent (47%) of U.S. voters now believe the United States is safer today than it was before the attacks of September 11, 2001. That is the highest level of confidence in the nation’s safety since last August, but 54% felt that way just after President Obama took office in January 2009.
September 10, 2010
57% in New York Are Angry at Government’s Current Policies
Like voters nationwide, New Yorkers are fed up with the current policies of the federal government and they believe neither party has the answer.
September 10, 2010
61% Say Cutting Spending Will Create More Jobs Than Obama’s New $50 Billion Program
President Obama this week proposed a long-term federal jobs program with a $50 billion price tag, but 61% of U.S. voters say cutting government spending and deficits will do more to create jobs than the president's new program.
