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August 17, 2010

58% Favor English-Only Election Ballots

The U.S. Justice Department has told a major Ohio county to print bilingual ballots for the November election or it will be sued by the government. But most voters believe that election ballots in this country should be printed only in English.

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August 17, 2010

Flaws Aside, Rosty and Stevens Put Public First By Michael Barone

The deaths this week of two political Old Bulls has inspired some harsh commentary.

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August 16, 2010

48% Say It’s Too Easy To Get An Abortion in America

Nearly half (48%) of U.S. voters continue to believe that an abortion is too easy to obtain in this country, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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August 16, 2010

Only 18% Expect Their Home’s Value To Increase Over the Next Year

Short-term confidence in the U.S. housing market has fallen back to the level it was at at the beginning of the year, and long-term confidence is at its lowest point in over 18 months.

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August 16, 2010

60% In Colorado Say Most Members of Congress are Willing to Sell Their Vote

Colorado voters believe most Congress members are willing to sell their vote and are fairly confident that their own representatives are no exception.

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August 16, 2010

65% of Voters Are Angry At Federal Government’s Policies

With midterm elections less than three months away, nearly two-out-of-three U.S. voters (65%) remain at least somewhat angry at the current policies of the federal government, including 40% who are Very Angry.

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August 16, 2010

North Dakota House: Berg (R) 53%, Pomeroy (D) 44%Berg

Republican challenger Rick Berg remains slightly ahead of incumbent Democratic Congressman Earl Pomeroy in the race for North Dakota’s only U.S. House seat.

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August 16, 2010

Generic Ballot: Republican 48%, Democrat 36%

Republican candidates have jumped out to a record-setting 12-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 15, 2010. This is the biggest lead the GOP has held in over a decade of Rasmussen Reports surveying.

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August 16, 2010

60% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 50% Say Repeal Would Benefit Economy

Support for repeal of the health care reform bill is at its highest level in over a month, while the number of voters who believe repeal will be good for the economy has reached a new high.

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August 16, 2010

Connecticut Governor: Malloy (D) 48%, Foley (R) 33%

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.

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August 16, 2010

Maine Governor: LePage (R) 38%, Mitchell (D) 30%, Cutler (I) 16%

The race to be Maine's next governor remains virtually unchanged from a month ago, with Republican Paul LePage running slightly ahead. 

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August 15, 2010

54% in Illinois Say No To Abolishing Death Penalty

Most Illinois voters (54%) are against abolishing the death penalty in their state, according to a new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters.

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August 15, 2010

North Dakota Senate: Hoeven (R) 69%, Potter (D) 25%

Republican Governor John Hoeven continues to earn overwhelming support in his bid to win the North Dakota Senate seat now held by retiring Democrat Byron Dorgan.

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August 15, 2010

14% Say Job Market Better Than Year Ago, 46% Say Worse

Eighty-one percent (81%) of American adults know someone who is out of work and looking for a job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that the numbers vary little across demographic, partisan and income groups.

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August 15, 2010

Real Tax Increases, Real Consequences By Debra J. Saunders

Taxpayers don't look at taxes the way the people who spend the tax money do. Take the battle over the extension of the "Bush tax cuts." Americans to Washington: They were tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. If Washington allows all or parts of the "Bush tax cuts" to expire at the end of the year, the result won't be to not cut taxes, as Beltway lingo and President Obama suggest, but to raise taxes.

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August 14, 2010

Georgia Senate: Isakson (R) 55%, Thurmond (D) 41%

Republican incumbent Johnny Isakson continues to hold a double-digit lead over Democrat Michael Thurmond in Georgia’s race for the U.S. Senate.

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August 14, 2010

The Working Poor: 16% of All Workers

One-out-of-six working Americans (16%) consider themselves to be among the working poor.

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August 14, 2010

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending August 14, 2010

Would you buy a used car from your congressman? A lot of voters probably wouldn’t.

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August 14, 2010

60% in Florida Favor Arizona-Like Immigration Law in Their State

Most voters in Florida support an immigration law like the one recently passed in Arizona in their state.

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August 13, 2010

45% Think Terrorists Very Likely To Detonate Nuke In Next 25 Years

Seventy-six percent (76%) of Americans say it is at least somewhat likely that a terrorist group will detonate a nuclear weapon in the next 25 years, and that includes 45% who say it is Very Likely.