67% Say Cities Have No Right To Ban Handguns
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Americans say city governments do not have the right to prevent citizens from owning handguns, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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July 1, 2010
July 1, 2010
62% Say Constitution Should Be Left Alone
Most Americans say don’t mess with the U.S. Constitution, even though a plurality still believes it does not restrict the government enough.
July 1, 2010
48% Oppose U.N. Involvement in Offshore Drilling Debate
The U.S. government is now reportedly accepting help from a number of countries and international organizations to fight the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, but Americans aren’t enthusiastic about U.N. involvement in the offshore oil drilling debate.
July 1, 2010
42% Still Oppose Kagan’s Confirmation, but 87% Expect Her to Be Confirmed
The Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up questioning of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan Wednesday night, but this week’s hearings have done little to improve voters’ perceptions of the former Harvard Law School dean.
July 1, 2010
Robert Byrd's Life -- Good, Bad and All American By Michael Barone
About 10,000 men and women have served in the United States Congress. Robert C. Byrd, who died Monday at age 92, served longer than all the rest - -more than 57 years, with six in the House and 51 in the Senate.
July 1, 2010
Lafayette, We Are Embarrassed by Froma Harrop
Thirty-six American cities and towns are named after the Marquis de Lafayette -- the best-known being Fayetteville, N.C., and Lafayette, La. Countless streets, parks and counties also honor the French aristocrat who left his country at age 19 to enlist with George Washington in the American Revolution. (There's also Lafayette College in Easton, Penn.) Many other American locales bear the name of La Grange, Lafayette's chateau in France. LaGrange, Ga., comes to mind.
July 1, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey (R) 45%, Sestak (D) 39%
Republican Pat Toomey continues to hold a modest advantage over Democrat Joe Sestak in the race to replace Arlen Specter as U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.
July 1, 2010
Justice for Oakland ... and for Oscar Grant By Debra J. Saunders
I wrote for the Los Angeles Daily News during the Rodney King riots in 1992. I remember the first time I saw the shocking videotape of a group of officers beating and kicking a lone black motorist. Then I followed the trial of four police officers, the not-guilty verdicts, the rage and the ugliness. Six days of rioting left parts of Los Angeles charred and 54 people dead.
July 1, 2010
Partisan Trends: 35.4% Democrat 33.0% Republican
During the month of June, the number of Republicans across the nation inched up by a full percentage point while the number of Democrats increased fractionally. It is normal for the number unaffiliated with each party to decline as an election draws near and that’s what happened in June.
June 30, 2010
60% Support Offshore Drilling, Still Critical Of Obama And Oil Companies
Sixty percent (60%) of U.S. voters continue to support offshore oil drilling, but voters remain critical of President Obama's response to the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and are more critical than ever of how the companies involved are responding.
June 30, 2010
Just 23% Say Deficit May Be Cut In Half by 2013
Americans think it’s important to cut the federal budget deficit in the next few years but overwhelmingly doubt it will happen.
June 30, 2010
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
For the second week in a row, 28% of Likely Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, June 27.
June 30, 2010
Missouri Senate: Blunt (R) 48%, Carnahan (D) 43%
Missouri’s Senate race remains on the same course it’s held for months, with Republican Congressman Roy Blunt posting a slight lead over Democrat Robin Carnahan.
June 30, 2010
Stay Out of the Mainstream By Tony Blankley
There seems to be one thing on which everyone can agree. From archconservative pundits to archliberal White House staffers responsible for Solicitor General Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court, all agree that the test is whether she is in the "mainstream of current legal thought."
June 30, 2010
Kentucky Senate: Paul (R) 49% Conway (D) 42%
The U.S. Senate race in Kentucky is little changed from earlier this month, with Republican Rand Paul continuing to hold a modest lead over Democrat Jack Conway.
June 30, 2010
Hawaii Governor: Democrats Remain Far Ahead
Former Congressman Neil Abercrombie continues to run slightly stronger than fellow Democrat Mufi Hannemann, but both are well ahead of their Republican foes in Hawaii’s race for governor.
June 30, 2010
The Supreme Charade By Susan Estrich
Supreme Court confirmation hearings are nothing but a charade. "Balls and strikes" is what John Roberts said he'd call. Sonia Sotomayor, no fool she, said the same. Elena Kagan, ditto, is going to be a neutral arbiter. She isn't a "progressive." She will be fair and open.
June 29, 2010
Hawaii Senate: Inouye 68%, Roco 20%
Democratic Senator Daniel Inouye looks like one incumbent without much to worry about this year. He holds a better than three-to-one lead over his only announced Republican opponent in Hawaii’s race for the U.S. Senate.
June 29, 2010
74% in Louisiana Like Job Governor Jindal Is Doing
Seventy-four percent (74%) of Louisiana voters now approve of the job being done by Governor Bobby Jindal, a 10-point jump from April for the already–popular chief executive.
June 29, 2010
49% Favor Deepwater Oil Drilling
Forty-nine percent (49%) of Americans favor continued deepwater drilling despite the oil rig disaster that caused the ongoing environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
