Alabama Senate: Shelby (R) 59%, Barnes (D) 29%
Republican Senator Richard Shelby remains well ahead of his Democratic challenger in his bid for reelection in Alabama.
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July 27, 2010
July 27, 2010
Raise Taxes To Cut Government? By Froma Harrop
As the debate rages over letting some of the Bush tax cuts expire, Republicans have raised their starve-the-beast theory from its coffin. They insist that government (the "beast") can be shrunk by cutting taxes: The less money government has, the less government there can be.
July 27, 2010
47% Still Undecided in Arizona Democratic Senate Race
The Arizona Democratic Primary is less than a month away, but nearly half its prospective voters haven’t made up their minds yet.
July 26, 2010
North Dakota Senate: Hoeven (R) 69%, Potter (D) 22%
Republican John Hoeven remains well ahead in the U.S. Senate race in North Dakota with the seat now held by retiring Democrat Byron Dorgan on course to be a likely GOP pickup in November.
July 26, 2010
43% Say Marijuana Should Be Legalized, 42% Disagree
Americans are evenly divided over whether marijuana should be legalized in the United States, but most expect it to happen within the next decade.
July 26, 2010
Voters In Pennsylvania Evenly Divided Over Stimulus Plan
Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters in Pennsylvania say the $787 billion economic stimulus plan hurt the economy, nine points lower than the national average.
July 26, 2010
87% Say America Likely To Elect Woman President in Next 25 Years
Eighty-seven percent (87%) of U.S. voters say it is at least somewhat likely that a woman will be elected president of the United States in the next 25 years, up eight points from nearly four years ago.
July 26, 2010
Confidence Falls Again in July
Small business confidence fell for the second month in July as a higher percentage of small business owners rated the current economy as poor and see it only getting worse, according to the Discover Small Business Watch. The index dropped to 83 in July from 86.1 in June. It has been below 83 only once since the beginning of 2010.
July 26, 2010
Some Welcome Signs of Life From Private Sector By Michael Barone
Grass somehow manages to grow up through small cracks in the sidewalk. Similarly, the American private sector somehow seems to be exerting itself despite the vast expansion of government by the Barack Obama administration and congressional Democrats.
July 26, 2010
North Dakota Senate: Hoeven (R) 73%, Potter (D) 19%
Governor John Hoeven now has the support of nearly three-out-of-four North Dakota voters in his bid to be the state’s next U.S. senator.
July 26, 2010
Arizona Republican Primary: McCain 54%, Hayworth 34%
Senator John McCain has opened a 20-point lead over former Congressman J.D. Hayworth in Arizona’s Republican Senate Primary race.
July 26, 2010
58% Favor Repeal of Health Care Bill, But 48% Say It’s Unlikely
Most voters continue to favor repeal of the national health care bill, but nearly half see repeal as unlikely. A plurality believes repeal would be good for the economy.
July 26, 2010
Massachusetts Governor: Patrick (D) 38%, Baker (R) 32%, Cahill (I) 17%
Massachusetts’ spirited gubernatorial contest remains largely unchanged this month, with incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick holding onto a small lead.
July 25, 2010
70% Say Concert Tickets Cost Too Much
Seventy percent (70%) of adults think concert ticket prices are too high, and only 35% say they have attended a music concert in the last year.
July 25, 2010
41% in Florida More Likely to Vote For Independent This Election, 30% Less Likely
As Independent candidate Charlie Crist continues to run neck-and-neck with Republican Marco Rubio in the race for U.S. Senate in Florida, the plurality of voters in the state say they are more likely to vote for a candidate not affiliated with either party this election than they have been in the past.
July 25, 2010
Brown and Whitman Take a Policy Furlough By Debra J. Saunders
Today's question is: Why have both major candidates for California governor -- Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman -- failed to endorse the governor's authority to furlough state workers?
July 25, 2010
Taxes Jumps In Importance, But Economy Still The Main Issue on Voters’ Minds
The number of U.S. Voters who view the issue of Taxes as Very Important has jumped 10 points from May to its highest level ever in Rasmussen Reports tracking. Still, Taxes rank fourth on a list of 10 issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.?
July 24, 2010
Twitter Users A Little Less Concerned About Security of Personal Info
Users of Twitter, the social networking service, are a little less worried about the security of their personal information.
July 24, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending July 24, 2010
One of the key issues in the political debate now roiling the country is how big a part government should play in our lives.
July 24, 2010
North Dakota House: Berg (R) 49%, Pomeroy (D) 46%
The race to represent North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives appears a little tighter this month.
