49% in Minnesota Favor Investigation of Alleged Illegal Voting by Felons
Nearly half (49%) of Minnesota voters believe state election officials should investigate allegations that felons voted illegally in the 2008 election.
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July 23, 2010
July 23, 2010
Arkansas Senate: Boozman (R) 60% Lincoln (D) 35%
Republican John Boozman holds a 25-point lead over Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race.
July 23, 2010
Ohio Voters Evenly Divided Over Stimulus Plan
Voters in Ohio are evenly divided on whether or not the $787 billion dollar economic stimulus plan enacted last year by President Obama and Congress helped or hurt the economy. However, they are certain that the plan didn’t create any new jobs.
July 23, 2010
75% Say Free Markets Better Than Government Management of Economy, Political Class Disagrees
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 75% of Likely Voters prefer free markets over a government managed economy. Just 14% think a government managed economy is better while 11% are not sure. These figures have changed little since December.
July 23, 2010
Legislature Lowdown: State Legislatures in Play As Redistricting Looms By Tim Storey
Elections for the thousands of state legislative seats that determine partisan control of states are typically provincial battles drawing relatively little attention from national media. These legislative elections are often called hidden elections. However, the spotlight this November will spill over to these down-ballot races because redistricting is around the corner, so the results in hundreds of races in the hinterlands could have long term implications for partisan control of Washington.
July 23, 2010
Winners and Losers in the Game of Political Life By Larry J. Sabato
One reason why people are attracted to politics is because, like sports, there are usually clear winners and losers. Moral ambiguity and shades of gray may overwhelm other sectors of life, but not the bottom-line of elections. Only finality on November 2 really matters. Raising more money or winning a primary or seeing your opponent sink into a scandal is a kind of victory, but it’s transient. Still, you savor what you can on your way to Judgment Day.
July 23, 2010
Arkansas Senate: Boozman (R) 61%, Lincoln (D) 32%
Republican John Boozman now holds a near two-to-one lead over Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state.
July 23, 2010
West Virginia Senate: Manchin (D) 53%, Capito (R) 39%
A special Senate election this November to replace the late Robert Byrd is still awaiting the green light from West Virginia’s attorney general, but popular Democratic Governor Joe Manchin is the early leader in hypothetical matchups with two of his possible Republican opponents.
July 23, 2010
Arizona Governor: Brewer (R) 53%, Goddard (D) 35%
Arizona’s gubernatorial race is shaping up as a referendum on two of the nation’s hottest political issues – health care and immigration. Republican Governor Jan Brewer has turned to outside legal help to challenge the national health care bill and defend Arizona’s new immigration law because the state’s Democratic attorney general, Terry Goddard, opposes both moves.
July 23, 2010
58% in New York Oppose Mosque Near Ground Zero
Most voters in New York (58%) oppose the building of an Islamic mosque near Ground Zero in New York City.
July 23, 2010
Rhode Island Governor: Chafee (I) Holds Slight Lead
Former Senator Lincoln Chafee and Democratic State Treasurer Frank Caprio now earn the same level of support from voters in Rhode Island’s gubernatorial election.
July 23, 2010
It's a Fiscal Problem, Not a Fed Problem By Lawrence Kudlow
Ben Bernanke threw a curveball in his midterm report to Congress this week. The Fed view of the economy has been downgraded since it last reported in February. Although the official Fed forecast for 2010-11 is still 3 percent to 4 percent real growth, Bernanke sounded particularly gloomy when he characterized the economy as "unusually uncertain." And he indicated that the majority view of the Fed Board of Governors and Reserve Bank presidents is that the risks to growth are "weighted to the downside."
July 23, 2010
West Virginia Special Senate Election: Manchin (D) 51% Raese (R) 35%
Now that state legislators have officially approved a special Senate election this November to replace the late Robert Byrd, the state’s Democratic governor still earns majority support to win the job.
July 23, 2010
Arizona Governor: Brewer (R) 56% Goddard (D) 37%
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer was struggling earlier this year but now holds a commanding lead in the campaign to keep her job.
July 22, 2010
20% Favor Mosque Near Ground Zero, 54% Oppose
Just 20% of U.S. voters favor the building of an Islamic mosque near the Ground Zero site of the World Trade Center in New York City, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
July 22, 2010
63% Oppose Full-Year School Calendar
Though most Americans believe children need to spend more time in school, they don’t think extending the school year to a 12-month calendar is a good idea.
July 22, 2010
Georgia Governor: Early Polls Show Close Race
Following the primaries on Tuesday, and regardless of which Republican wins the run-off, Democrat Roy Barnes finds himself in a close race as he seeks to reclaim the title of Governor.
July 22, 2010
Florida Senate: Crist-Rubio Still a Toss-Up
The race to become the next U.S. senator from Florida remains a very close one between Republican Marco Rubio and Independent Charlie Crist as both potential Democratic candidates struggle to gain traction.
July 22, 2010
50% in Pennsylvania Have Voted For An Independent Candidate
While half of voters in Pennsylvania have voted for an independent candidate, the plurality is less likely to vote for an independent candidate in this election than past elections.
July 22, 2010
38% Support One-Year Moratorium on New Government Regulations, 34% Oppose
Voters have mixed feelings about government regulation of big business, but most feel small businesses are regulated too much. There is also a strong belief that more competition and less regulation would be better for the economy and job creation.
