Massachusetts Governor: Patrick 41%, Baker 34%, Cahill 16%
Democratic incumbent Deval Patrick still holds a modest lead in his bid for reelection in Massachusetts’ three-way race for governor.
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June 24, 2010
June 24, 2010
48% See Government Today As A Threat to Individual Rights
Nearly half of American Adults see the government today as a threat to individual rights rather than a protector of those rights.
June 23, 2010
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Likely Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending June 20.
June 23, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: Republican Candidates Still Hold Slight Edge
Republican hopefuls Mark Neumann and Scott Walker both fall just short of 50% support, while Democrat Tom Barrett lost ground again this month in the gubernatorial race in Wisconsin.
June 23, 2010
46% Say U.S. Health Care System Good or Excellent
Forty-six percent (46%) of voters now describe the U.S. health care system as good or excellent, but that’s down from a recent high of 55% in late April/early May.
June 23, 2010
70% in Texas Favor Offshore Oil Drilling
Seventy percent (70%) of Likely Voters in Texas now say offshore oil drilling should be allowed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.
June 23, 2010
42% Oppose Kagan's Confirmation, 35% Favor
Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters now believe Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan should not be confirmed following the Senate hearings scheduled to begin next week. That's up nine points from the week President Obama announced her nomination and the highest level of opposition to date in Rasmussen Reports tracking of the Kagan nomination.
June 23, 2010
The Opportunity in Afghanistan by Susan Estrich
During the most difficult days of the Mondale-Ferraro campaign in 1984, someone printed up a button that said: "There are no problems. Only opportunities."
June 23, 2010
44% Give Obama Good Marks on National Security
Forty-four percent (44%) of U.S. voters now say President Obama is doing a good or excellent job handling national security issues as he prepares to discipline his top commander in Afghanistan for insubordination.
June 23, 2010
Obama the Isolationist? by Tony Blankley
Is it possible for an American president to carry out accidentally an isolationist foreign policy? That odd question crossed my mind last week as I talked with various foreign-policy experts about the Middle East, Russia and Afghanistan. There can be no doubt that by his words and his travels, President Obama intends to be anything but an isolationist president.
June 23, 2010
Vermont Governor: Dubie (R) 47%, Markowitz (D) 40%
Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie remains ahead of all five of his Democratic opponents in the race for governor of Vermont, crossing the 50% mark in four of the match-ups.
June 23, 2010
Undecideds Dominate Arizona’s Democratic Primary for Senate
Arizona Democrats won’t pick their Senate nominee for another two months, which is just as well since 46% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters in the state are undecided at this point.
June 23, 2010
From New Jersey to Beijing and Back Again By Lawrence Kudlow
Here are some thoughts on a few recent and important money-politics headlines.
June 22, 2010
Oregon Senate: Wyden (D) 47%, Huffman (R) 37%
There’s little change in Oregon’s U.S. Senate race this month, with incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden dropping below 50% once again but still holding a 10-point lead on Republican challenger Jim Huffman.
June 22, 2010
35% in New York Approve of Governor Paterson’s Performance
Thirty-five percent (35%) of Likely Voters in New York now approve of the job Governor David Paterson is doing, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.
June 22, 2010
Wisconsin Senate: Feingold (D) 46%, Johnson (R) 45%
Incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold is still in a virtual dead heat with endorsed Republican challenger Ron Johnson in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race.
June 22, 2010
32% Say Canada Has Better Health System Than U.S.
Supporters of the national health care plan have often looked north to Canada’s nationalized system as a model for what they have in mind, and 32% of U.S. voters say Canada has a better health care system than the United States.
June 22, 2010
55% in New York Support Offshore Oil Drilling
New York voters are slightly less supportive of offshore oil drilling than their peers nationally.
June 22, 2010
Electrify the Roads By Froma Harrop
My magic wand is on the fritz, otherwise we'd have a big, new federal program to free America from its dependence on oil. Like other environmentalists, I'm sad that the calamity in the Gulf of Mexico hasn't spurred Washington to more vigorously promote America's exit from this curse.
June 22, 2010
Voters Say Hillary More Qualified To Be President Than Obama, Romney, Gingrich, Palin
U.S. voters think Hillary Clinton is more qualified to be president than Barack Obama, but most believe that both Democrats are more fit for the White House than three top Republicans interested in the job.
