Big Labor Is Humbled by Blanche Lincoln's Win by Michael Barone
How bad a defeat did labor unions suffer when Sen. Blanche Lincoln defeated their candidate and won the Arkansas Democratic runoff last week?
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June 14, 2010
June 14, 2010
Michigan Governor: GOP Hopefuls Still Hold Slight Edge
The Republicans still have the edge in Michigan’s tangled gubernatorial contest, but the race is a close one.
June 14, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 36%
Republican candidates now hold a 10-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 13. That ties the GOP's largest ever lead, first reached in April, since it first edged ahead of the Democrats a year ago.
June 14, 2010
58% Favor Repeal of the Health Care Bill
For the second week in a row, 58% of Likely U.S. Voters favor repeal of the national health care plan adopted into law by Congress in late March. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds 36% oppose repeal.
June 13, 2010
48% in California Favor Offshore Oil Drilling
Despite the continued struggle to stop the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, the plurality (48%) of Likely Voters in California still favor offshore oil drilling, according to a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
June 13, 2010
57% in Illinois Say Blagojevich Should Go To Jail
Illinois voters aren’t quite as adamant about it as they were when the story first broke, but 57% still say impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich should go to jail.
June 13, 2010
Jerry Brown, California's Prince of Self-Transformation By Debra J. Saunders
As part of a union-backed "independent" expenditure campaign in support of Attorney General Jerry Brown's gubernatorial effort, the California Nurses Association has formed a retinue that trails GOP gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman with a cartoonish figure named "Queen Meg." Have these true believers never noticed that the attorney general is the real thing when it comes to political royalty?
June 12, 2010
71% in Pennsylvania Favor Troops on Border To Stop Illegal Immigration
Seventy-one percent (71%) of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania support sending U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to help prevent illegal immigration, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
June 12, 2010
Politicians Cause Downsizing By Howard Rich
Of all the myths helping to sustain the unsustainable status quo in Washington, D.C., among the most widely accepted is the belief that a politician’s seniority translates into tangible economic benefits for his or her district. In fact, this perception works hand-in-glove with another central government myth – the one about politicians being able to create private sector jobs with your tax dollars in the first place.
June 12, 2010
52% Feel Tax Increases Will Hurt the Economy
The message from voters remains clear: Tax cuts yes, tax hikes no.
June 12, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 12, 2010
The buck stops at the president’s desk, but voters aren’t blaming President Obama for everything that goes wrong these days.
June 11, 2010
33% in Florida Support State Amendment Banning Offshore Drilling
One-in-three Florida voters (33%) favor an amendment to the state’s constitution that prohibits offshore oil drilling off their coast.
June 11, 2010
Maine Governor: LePage 43%, Mitchell 36%, Cutler 7%
Republican Paul LePage is the top vote getter in the race for governor of Maine following the winnowing down of the crowded contest in Tuesday’s primaries.
June 11, 2010
Pennsylvania Voters Split Over Potential for Success in Afghanistan
Thirty-four percent (34%) of Pennsylvania voters say it is possible for the United States to win the war in Afghanistan, but just as many (34%) disagree and say victory is not possible, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
June 11, 2010
65% Say Country Better Off If Most in Congress Defeated This November
Most voters continue to believe it would be better for the country if the majority of Congress is thrown out this November, but they also remain unconvinced that a Republican takeover will make a noticeable difference.
June 11, 2010
The Value of Experience By Susan Estrich
Some years ago, the late New York Times and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Safire wrote a great column comparing politicians to plumbers. It was during one of those periods when (like now) experience had become a dirty word in politics and incumbency was a veritable curse. There was nothing worse you could say about someone than to call him a "career politician" -- just what California Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman called her rival for the office only yesterday.
June 11, 2010
Nevada Governor: Sandoval 54%, Reid 31%
Brian Sandoval, fresh off his Republican Primary win on Tuesday, now leads Democratic nominee Rory Reid 54% to 31% in the race for governor of Nevada, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
June 11, 2010
31% Say It’s Too Hard To Get A Student Loan
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Americans say it is too hard to get a student loan for college in this country today, while just 13% believe it’s too easy.
June 11, 2010
California Senate: Boxer (D) 48% Fiorina (R) 43%
Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina both receive small bounces in support following their parties’ nominations for the U.S. Senate race in California.
June 10, 2010
58% of Adults Have Read for Pleasure Over the Past Month
Americans aren't reading much more these days, but when they do, slightly more are reading on electronic devices like Amazon’s Kindle or Barnes and Noble’s Nook.
